) Depiction of HMS Royal George by Charles Fitzgerald | |
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| Name: | HMS Royal George |
| Ordered: | 2 September 1819 |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | June 1823 |
| Launched: | 22 September 1827 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1875 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Caledonia-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 2616 bm |
| Length: | 205 ft (62 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 53 ft 6 in (16.31 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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HMS Royal George was a 120-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 September 1827 at Chatham Dockyard.[1]
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Remains of the stern posts, and pieces of the after end of the main keel - showing the effects of the large cylinder of gun powder which was exploded on 11 May 1840
In 1853 she was fitted with screw propulsion.[1] Boilers and engines were placed in space previously used for water tanks. Further space had to be given over to storing coal, which made the ship rather crowded. In February 1856 Captain Henry Codrington was replaced by Captain Robinson.[2]
It was announced in 1864 that she would replace the Ajax as the Coast-guard ship at Devonport.[3]
On 27 October 1867, Royal George was driven ashore at [[Kingstown, county Dublin. She was refloates with assistance from RMS Ulster.[4] She was sold out of the service in 1875.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p190.
- ^ admiral Charles Cooper Penrose Fitzgerald (1913). Memories of the Sea. London: Edward Arnold.
- ^ "Devonport". Portsmouth, Hampshire: Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle. 13 February 1864. p. 4. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Fearful Storm in the Channel". Daily News (6704). London. 29 October 1867.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif (2004) The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889. Chatham Publishing, London. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.
External links
Media related to HMS Royal George (ship, 1827) at Wikimedia Commons
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