HMS Royal George (1827)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Royal George.

Depiction of HMS Royal George by Charles Fitzgerald
History
United Kingdom
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	120 guns: Gundeck: 30 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68-pdr carronades Middle gundeck: 34 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 34 × 32 pdrs Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 14 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades

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]

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.

Part of the Baltic Fleet off Cronstadt, ships L-R; Orion; Du Quesne; Royal George; Tourville, Flag Ship of Admiral Penaud. Illustrated London News 1855

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 refloated with assistance from RMS Ulster. ^[4] She was sold out of the service in 1875. ^[1]

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 190.
2. admiral Charles Cooper Penrose Fitzgerald (1913). Memories of the Sea. London: Edward Arnold.
3. "Devonport". Portsmouth, Hampshire: Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle. 13 February 1864. p. 4. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
4. "Fearful Storm in the Channel". Daily News. No. 6704. London. 29 October 1867.

References

• Lavery, Brian (1983) 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