Career (England) | |
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Name: | HMS St George |
Builder: | Burrell, Deptford |
Launched: | 1622 |
Fate: | Sunk as a blockship, 1697 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | 42-gun Great ship |
Tons burthen: | 895 tons (909.4 tonnes) |
Length: | 110 ft (34 m) (keel) |
Beam: | 37 ft (11 m) |
Depth of hold: | 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: | 42 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS St George, sometimes written as HMS George,[1] was a 42-gun great ship of the English Royal Navy, built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1622.[1] By 1660 her armament had been increased to 56 guns.[1]
St George was hulked in 1687,[1] and sunk as a blockship in 1697.