HMS St George
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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS St George, after Saint George, the patron saint of England:
- HMS St George, a 60 gun ship built in 1622 and sunk in 1697 as a blockship.
- HMS St George, a ship captured in 1626 and listed until 1632.
- HMS St George, a 96 gun first rate originally named HMS Charles and renamed in 1687. Rebuilt several times and broken up in 1774.
- HMS St George, a discovery ship purchased in 1701 and sunk in 1716 as a foundation for Chatham Dockyard.
- HMS St George was a 98 gun second rate, launched in 1785 and wrecked in 1811.
- HMS St George was originally the HMS Britannia of 1762, renamed HMS Princess Royal in 1812, HMS St George a few days later, and then HMS Barfleur in 1819. She was broken up in 1825.
- HMS St George was a 120 gun first rate, launched in 1840 and sold in 1883.
- HMS St George was a first class cruiser of the Edgar class, launched in 1892 and scrapped in 1920.
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- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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