| Saint George | 112 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 98 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1774/07/16 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1774/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1774/08/23 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1785/10/04 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Duke Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Second Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Wrecked | 1811/12/24 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 177' 6" | Imperial Feet | 54.102 | Length of Keel | 145' 2" | Imperial Feet | 44.2468 | Breadth | 50' 3" | Imperial Feet | 15.3162 | Depth in Hold | 21' 2" | Imperial Feet | 6.4516 | Draught Forward | 12' 8" | Tons BM | Draught Aft | 17' 10" | Tons BM | Burthen | 1,949 70⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1785 | Broadside Weight = 931 Imperial Pound ( 422.2085 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Middle Gun Deck | 30 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 30 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| 1790 | Broadside Weight = 958 Imperial Pound ( 434.453 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Middle Gun Deck | 30 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 30 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1790 | 750 | Establishment | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794 | 738 | Establishment | BWAS-1714 |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1791/03 | 1791/09 | Rear-Admiral | Sir Richard King | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/09 | 1792 | Rear-Admiral | Sir Richard King | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/02 | 1794 | Rear-Admiral | John Gell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794 | 1796 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | Sir Hyde Parker | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796 | 1798/04 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | Charles Thompson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/02/01 | 1801/03/29 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | Lord Horatio Nelson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/04/02 | 1801/06/19 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | Lord Horatio Nelson | NA-ROA |
| 1808 | 1808 | Rear-Admiral | Thomas Sotheby | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808/05 | 1808/10 | Rear-Admiral | Eliab Harvey | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/05 | 1809/09 | Rear-Admiral | Francis Pickmore | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/04/28 | 1810/07/31 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Robert Carthew Reynolds | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/07/31 | 1811/12/24 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | Robert Carthew Reynolds† | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/11/14 | 1800/11/24 | Acting Lieutenant | Buckland Stirling Bluett | NBD1849 |
| 1808/03/02 | 1808/05/07 | Lieutenant | James Brasier | NBD1849 |
| Warrant Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795/07/26 | 1796 | Master | John Fryer | |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1787/09 | 1793/12 | Midshipman | John Baker | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1781/09/04 | 1782/02/05 | Able Seaman | William Gordon Rutherford | NAO |
| 1801/03/11 | 1803/03 | Able Seaman | Simon Edward Antram | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1787/10 | Commissioned, but no captain appointed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787/12 | Paid off imcomplete | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/07 | Recommissioned for the Spanish Armament | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/09/11 | Completed at a cost of £50,605.16.6d plus £3,970 for fitting | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/03 | Recomissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/09 | Recommissioned as guardship at Plymouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/04/05 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/04/14 | Took the 20-gun privateer General Dumourier in company with other ships off Finisterre | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/03/14 | Present at the Action off Genoa | |
| 1795/07/13 | Present at the Battle of Hyeres | |
| 1797/01/18 | Grounded in the Cachop Shoal but refloated and repaired at Lisbon | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/07 | Involved in Mutiny | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/04 | Paid off at Chatham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/05 | Recommissioned for Channel service | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/07 | Completed refitting at Chatham at a cost of £18,239 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/06/01 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800 | Service in the Channel | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801 | Service in the Baltic | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/12 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/07 | Returned ot Plymouth and paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/04 | Began a middling repair and refit at Plymouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/11 | Recommissioned for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/02 | Completed middling repair and refit at a cost of £42,853 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/09 | Recommissioned for Channel service | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/02 | Started refitting at Portsmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/04 | Completed refitting at a cost of £12,102 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/12/24 | Wrecked of Rongkobing, Jutland with over 730 losses. Only 11 survivors. | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NA-ROA | The National Archive - Records of the Admiralty etc. | Book | |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |