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 | | Name: | HMS Prince George | | Ordered: | 11 June 1766 | | Builder: | Chatham Dockyard | | Laid down: | 18 May 1767 | | Launched: | 31 August 1772 | Honours and
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is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1767 (MDCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...
is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1772 (MDCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...
| | Fate: | Broken up, 1839 | | Notes: | Sheer hulk from 1832 | | General characteristics | | Class and type: | Barfleur-class ship of the line | | Tons burthen: | 1955 tons (1986.4 tonnes) | | Length: | 177 ft 6 in (54.1 m) (gundeck) | | Beam: | 50 ft 3 in (15.3 m) | | Depth of hold: | 21 ft (6.4 m) | | Sail plan: | Full rigged ship | | Propulsion: | Sails | | Complement: | 750 officers and men | | Armament: | 90 guns: - Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
- Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs
- Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
98 guns: Combatants Britain Spain Commanders George Rodney Juan de Lángara Strength 18 ships of the line 9 ships of the line 2 frigates Casualties 32 dead 102 wounded 1 ship destroyed 4 ships captured The naval Battle of Cape St Vincent, or Battle of Cape Santa Maria, took place on...
The Battle of the Saintes, 12 April 1782: surrender of the Ville de Paris by Thomas Whitcombe, painted 1783, shows Hoods Barfleur, centre, attacking the French flagship Ville de Paris, right. ...
The Battle of Groix was a naval battle fought on 23 June 1795 off the coast of France during the French Revolutionary War. ...
1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Ships of the line were 1st, 2nd, or 3rd-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ...
A long ton is the name used in the US for the unit called the ton in the avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements, as used (alongside the metric system) in the United Kingdom and to some extent in other Commonwealth countries. ...
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A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...
An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...
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A full rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a square rigged sailing vessel with three or more masts, all of them square rigged. ...
- Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
- Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs
- Quarter deck: 8 × 12 pdrs
- Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
| HMS Prince George was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 31 August 1772 at Chatham. During her career, she was upgraded to a 98-gun ship, through the addition of eight 12 pdr guns to her quarterdeck. Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince George: The first Prince George was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line. ...
In the British Royal Navy, a second-rate was a ship of the line mounting 90 to 98 guns, typically built with three gun decks. ...
Ships of the line were 1st, 2nd, or 3rd-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ...
This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ...
is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1772 (MDCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway in Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, and thus requiring added defences. ...
In 1780, Prince George was part of Rodney's fleet at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent. She took part in the Battle of the Saintes in 1782, and the Battle of Groix in 1795. 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Admiral Lord George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, 1719-1792 by Jean-Laurent Mosnier, painted 1791 George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney Bt (February 1718 – May 24, 1792) – British naval officer. ...
Combatants Britain Spain Commanders George Rodney Juan de Lángara Strength 18 ships of the line 9 ships of the line 2 frigates Casualties 32 dead 102 wounded 1 ship destroyed 4 ships captured The naval Battle of Cape St Vincent, or Battle of Cape Santa Maria, took place on...
The Battle of the Saintes, 12 April 1782: surrender of the Ville de Paris by Thomas Whitcombe, painted 1783, shows Hoods Barfleur, centre, attacking the French flagship Ville de Paris, right. ...
1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
The Battle of Groix was a naval battle fought on 23 June 1795 off the coast of France during the French Revolutionary War. ...
1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Prince George was converted to serve as a sheer hulk in 1832, and was broken up in 1839. Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
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.
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