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Royal George

HMS Royal George

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateFirst rate
Guns100 guns
WarsFrench Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars

100-gun first rate. At the Glorious First of June; Sir John Duckworth's flagship in the Dardanelles in 1807.

A First Rate the Portrait of the Royal George. Vaisseau du Premier Rang. le Royal GeorgeHand-coloured.; No 28. A First Rate the Portrait of the Royal George. Vaisseau du Premier Rang. le Royal George Photo: Clark, J, & Hamble, J [engraver]; Orme, Edward [publisher]; Serres, Dominic, the Elder [artist], Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • Gundeck: 30 × 42-pounder guns
  • Middle gundeck: 28 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 10 × 12-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid downJune 1784
Launched16 September 1788
Length190 ft (58 m) (gundeck)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

16 September 1788

28 May – 1 June 1794 · French Revolutionary Wars

Vice-Admiral Hood's flagship

23 June 1795 · French Revolutionary Wars

Bridport's flagship

19 February – 3 March 1807 · Napoleonic Wars

Duckworth's flagship

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1822