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] It finally increased to 60 guns. St George was hulked in 1687,[1] and sunk as a blockship at Sheerness in 1697.
 HMS St George at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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| History | |
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 England | |
| Name | HMS St George |
| Ordered | February 1622 |
| Builder | William Burrell, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 1622 |
| Renamed |
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| Honours and awards |
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| Fate | Sunk as a blockship at Sheerness, 1697 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 42-gun Great ship |
| Tons burthen | 895 (Builder's Old Measurement) |
| 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 |
Saint George was the flagship of Robert Blake during the Anglo-Spanish War, and where, during the First Anglo-Dutch War, he had lost his life on his journey back to England.[2][3]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d e Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p158.
- ^ Dixon, 1852, pp. 360-363
- ^ Powell, 1972, pp. 308
Three decks lists William Burrell as the builder/designer
Bibliography edit
- Dixon, William Hepworth (1852). Robert Blake, admiral and general at sea. London: Chapman and Hall.
- 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.
- Powell, John Rowland (1972). Robert Blake; general-at-sea. New York: Crane, Russak. ISBN 978-0-00211-7265.
- Three Decks <https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=57>
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