British second rate ship of the line 'Prince George' (1772)

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Prince George106
Nominal Guns90BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1766/06/11BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1767/05/18BWAS-1714
Named1766/06/11BWAS-1714
Launched1772/08/31BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardChatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassBarfleur ClassBWAS-1714
CategorySecond RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Hulked1817/02BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck177' 6"Imperial Feet54.102
Length of Keel143' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet43.8563
Breadth50' 6 ½"Imperial Feet15.4051
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward13' 10"Imperial Feet4.2164
Draught Aft17' 7"Imperial Feet5.3594
Burthen1,955 4⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1776Broadside Weight = 907 Imperial Pound ( 411.3245 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
1778Broadside Weight = 931 Imperial Pound ( 422.2085 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
1794Broadside Weight = 958 Imperial Pound ( 434.453 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 12-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1776750EstablishmentBWAS-1714
1794738EstablishmentBWAS-1714
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1778/021778/05AdmiralAugustus KeppelBWAS-1714
17791783/07Rear-AdmiralSir Robert DigbyBWAS-1714
1794/091795/08Vice-Admiral of the BlueSir Adam DuncanBWAS-1714
1795/101796/03Rear-AdmiralHugh Cloberry ChristianBWAS-1714
1796/101797/10Rear-Admiral of the RedSir William ParkerBWAS-1714
1797/101798CaptainSir Charles ThompsonBWAS-1714
1798/121799/09Rear-Admiral of the RedSir William ParkerBWAS-1714
1800/081801/01Rear-Admiral of the RedSir Charles CottonBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1778/021778/05CaptainJonathon FaulknorBWAS-1714
1778/051779CaptainSir John LindsayBWAS-1714
17791780CaptainPhilip PattonBWAS-1714
1780/02/15UnknownCaptainWilliam FoxBWAS-1714
1780/121783/07CaptainJames WilliamsBWAS-1714
1787/101787/12CaptainAlexander EdgarBWAS-1714
1794/091794/11CaptainJames GambierBWAS-1714
1794/111795/08CaptainSir John OrdeBWAS-1714
1795/081795/10CaptainWilliam EdgeBWAS-1714
1795/101796/03CaptainSir James BowenBWAS-1714
1796/101797/10CaptainJohn IrwinBWAS-1714
1797/101798CaptainWilliam BowenBWAS-1714
17981798/12CaptainThomas Lennox FrederickBWAS-1714
17981798/12CaptainJohn IrwinBWAS-1714
1798/121799/09CaptainJoseph BinghamBWAS-1714
1800/051800/08CaptainSir James WalkerBWAS-1714
1800/081801/01CaptainJohn Tremayne RoddBWAS-1714
1803/061803/08CaptainRichard CurryBWAS-1714
1803/081804CaptainJoseph Sydney YorkeBWAS-1714
1805/011807/08CaptainGeorge LosackBWAS-1714
1807/081807/09CaptainNathaniel Day CochraneBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1794/07/091797/03LieutenantJohn BakerNBD1849
1800/11/271803/06/08LieutenantJohn BowkerNBD1849
1807/04/091807/09/14Acting LieutenantJohn AllenNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1779/06/161780MidshipmanWilliam Henry ClarenceW031
1803/061806/09MidshipmanSir John BannatyneNBD1849
1803/101807/09MidshipmanThomas BradbyNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1794/10/131795/04/29Able SeamanJohn QuilliamNAO
1795/04/301795/11/05Quartermaster's MateJohn QuilliamNAO
Service History
DateEvent Source
1777/01/23Completed as a guard ship at a building cost of £50,043.4.3d plus £3,580.19.7d for fittingBWAS-1714
1778Re-classed as a 98 gun Second Rate 
1778/05/05Present at the Royal ReviewBWAS-1714
1778/07/27Present at the 1st Battle of Ushant 
1778/12With Shuldham's squadronBWAS-1714
1780/01/08Present in the attack on the Caracas convoyBWAS-1714
1780/01/08Present at the Attack on the Caracas Convoy 
1780/01/16Present in the action against LangaraBWAS-1714
1780/01/16Present at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent 
1780/01/19Sailed for the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1780/04Fitted and coppered at Portsmouth at a cost of £7,629.7.2dBWAS-1714
1781/03/13Sailed with Darby's fleet for the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1781/04/12Arrived off GibraltarBWAS-1714
1781/09/24Arrived on the North America stationBWAS-1714
1782/01/25At St KittsBWAS-1714
1782/01/25Present at the Battle of Saint Kitts 
1782/04/12Present at the Battle of the Saintes 
1782/07/21Sailed to America with PigotBWAS-1714
1782/09/05Arrived at New YorkBWAS-1714
1782/10/24Left New York to blockade Cape FrancoisBWAS-1714
1783/04/26Left Jamaica for homeBWAS-1714
1783/07Paid offBWAS-1714
1784/07Started a repair at ChathamBWAS-1714
1785/07Completed repair at a cost of £30,625.112dBWAS-1714
1787/10RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1787/12Paid offBWAS-1714
1794/02Started a middling repair at ChathamBWAS-1714
1794/09RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1795Disabled by a gale in the ChannelBWAS-1714
1795/03Completed middling repair at a cost of £8,706BWAS-1714
1795/06/23Present at the Action of Ile Groix 
1796/03Paid offBWAS-1714
1796/10RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1796/12Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £12,222BWAS-1714
1797/02/14Lost 8 killed and 7 wounded at the [Battle of Cape St Vincent]BWAS-1714
1797/02/14Present at the 2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent 
1799/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1800/05RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1800/06Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £21,113BWAS-1714
1802/05Paid off into ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1803/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1803/11Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £13,395BWAS-1714
1805/01RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1805/02Started a refit at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1805/04Completed refit at a cost of £11.764BWAS-1714
1807/01/04Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1807/09Paid off into ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1816/11Started fitting as a sheer hulk at Porstmouth, completed 1817/02BWAS-1714
1839/01/24Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
 
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