British Second Rate ship of the line 'Prince George' (1772)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update
Le Chevalier d'Artesay (8) 1756-1761
French 8 Gun
Privateer Snow
Update
Jacques RenaudeauFrench
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1756-1761
Update
Le Florissant (74) 1750-1761
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Added
Jean François Louis de BrachFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1758
Added
François Louis de Brach (Chevalier de Brach)French
Naval Sailor
Update
Le Pluton (74) 1778-1805
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1797 Renamed "Dugommier"
Update
Chevalier François Louis de BrachFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1668-1737
Added
Chevalier Gérard Louis de BrachFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1757-1786
Added
Pierre Alexandre Gabriel de Suzannet (Baron )French
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1815
Update
L'Aimable (32) 1776-1782
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
See more...

Prince George	106
Nominal Guns	90	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.6.1766	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	18.5.1767	BWAS-1714
Named	11.6.1766	BWAS-1714
Launched	31.8.1772	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	2.11.1776	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Barfleur Class (1762)	BWAS-1714
Category	Second Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Hulked	2.1817	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck177' 6"Imperial Feet53.9516
Length of Keel143' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet43.6023
Breadth50' 6 ½"Imperial Feet15.2527
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward13' 10"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Aft17' 7"Imperial Feet5.207
Burthen1,955 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1776Broadside Weight = 907 Imperial Pound ( 411.3245 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

1778Broadside Weight = 931 Imperial Pound ( 422.2085 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

1794Broadside Weight = 958 Imperial Pound ( 434.453 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1776750EstablishmentBWAS-1714
1794738EstablishmentBWAS-1714

22 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.11.1776 - 26.1.1778Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/226ADM 6/2126.1.1778 - 13.5.1778Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/356BWAS-171413.5.1778 - 14.4.1779Captain ADM 6/21/404BWAS-171414.4.1779 - 23.5.1780Captain ADM 6/21/540BWAS-171423.5.1780 - 31.12.1780Captain ADM 6/22/135BWAS-17141.1.1781 - 24.7.1783Captain ADM 6/22/219BWAS-171427.9.1787 - 10.12.1787Captain ADM 6/23/420BWAS-171423.9.1794 - 11.1794Captain: on board from 11.10.1794 ADM 6/25/88BWAS-171411.1794 - 1.6.1795CaptainBWAS-17148.1795 - 10.1795CaptainBWAS-171410.1795 - 3.1796CaptainBWAS-171410.1796 - 10.1797CaptainBWAS-171410.1797 - 1798CaptainBWAS-17141798 - 12.1798CaptainBWAS-17141798 - 12.1798CaptainBWAS-171412.1798 - 9.1799CaptainBWAS-17145.1800 - 8.1800CaptainBWAS-17148.1800 - 1.1801CaptainBWAS-17146.1803 - 8.1803CaptainBWAS-17148.1803 - 1804CaptainBWAS-17141.1805 - 8.1807CaptainBWAS-17148.1807 - 9.1807CaptainBWAS-1714

8 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
26.1.1778 - 8.3.1778Admiral Transfered ADM 6/22/106BWAS-171419.3.1779 - 24.7.1783Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-171411.10.1794 - 8.1795Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-171410.1795 - 3.1796Rear-AdmiralBWAS-171410.1796 - 10.1797Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-171410.1797 - 12.1798Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-171412.1798 - 9.1799Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-17148.1800 - 1.1801Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.8.1777 - 19.9.1777Third Lieutenant ADM 6/21/302ADM 6/2116.12.1777 - 10.3.1778Sixth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/21/346ref:6166.3.1781 - 24.7.1783Lieutenantref:6169.7.1794 - 3.1797LieutenantNBD184914.9.1795 - 23.11.1795Lieutenant Transfered ADM 196/3/2ADM 19627.11.1800 - 8.6.1803LieutenantNBD18499.4.1807 - 14.9.1807Acting LieutenantNBD1849

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1790 - 14.4.1790Purser Transfered ADM 6/24/23ADM 6/2424.11.1795 - 15.3.1796MasterADM 29-128.1.1801 - 28.4.1802PurserADM 29/8

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
16.6.1779 - 1780MidshipmanODNB10.11.1781 - 3.11.1782Midshipman Discharged ADM 196/68/191ADM 1966.1803 - 9.1806MidshipmanNBD184910.1803 - 9.1807MidshipmanNBD1849

5 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
23.5.1780 - 9.11.1781Captain's Servant ADM 196/68/191ADM 19613.10.1794 - 29.4.1795Able SeamanNAO1795Ordinary SeamanADM 171/830.4.1795 - 5.11.1795Quartermaster's MateNAO1.4.1817 - 31.3.1821Able SeamanADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
23.1.1777Completed as a guard ship at a building cost of £50,043.4.3d plus £3,580.19.7d for fittingBWAS-1714
1778Refitted as a 98 gun Second Rate
5.5.1778Present at the Royal ReviewBWAS-1714
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
12.1778With Shuldham's squadronBWAS-1714
8.1.1780Present in the attack on the Caracas convoyBWAS-1714
8.1.1780Attack on the Caracas Convoy
16.1.1780Present in the action against LangaraBWAS-1714
16.1.1780Battle of Cape St. Vincent
19.1.1780Sailed for the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
4.1780Fitted and coppered at Portsmouth at a cost of £7,629.7.2dBWAS-1714
13.3.1781Sailed with Darby's fleet for the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
12.4.1781Arrived off GibraltarBWAS-1714
24.9.1781Arrived on the North America stationBWAS-1714
25.1.1782At St KittsBWAS-1714
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
21.7.1782Sailed to America with PigotBWAS-1714
5.9.1782Arrived at New YorkBWAS-1714
24.10.1782Left New York to blockade Cape FrancoisBWAS-1714
26.4.1783Left Jamaica for homeBWAS-1714
24.7.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
7.1784Started a repair at ChathamBWAS-1714
7.1785Completed repair at a cost of £30,625.112dBWAS-1714
10.1787RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.12.1787

Paid off

BWAS-1714
2.1794Started a middling repair at ChathamBWAS-1714
9.1794RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1795Disabled by a gale in the ChannelBWAS-1714
3.1795Completed middling repair at a cost of £8,706BWAS-1714
23.6.1795Action of Ile Groix
3.1796Paid offBWAS-1714
10.1796RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1796Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £12,222BWAS-1714
14.2.1797Lost 8 killed and 7 wounded at the [Battle of Cape St Vincent]BWAS-1714
14.2.17972nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
9.1799Paid offBWAS-1714
5.1800RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1800Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £21,113BWAS-1714
5.1802Paid off into ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
6.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1803Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £13,395BWAS-1714
1.1805RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1805Started a refit at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
4.1805Completed refit at a cost of £11.764BWAS-1714
4.1.1807Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
9.1807Paid off into ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
11.1816Started fitting as a sheer hulk at Porstmouth, completed 1817/02BWAS-1714
24.1.1839Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/21 Archive

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM 196 Document

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

NAOVarious, Web Site

ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Friday 25th of August 2017 11:37

Yes. Somethings Wrong

Posted by Tony Willoughby on Friday 25th of August 2017 11:31

You have Lindsay down as captain of both the Victory and the Prince George at the Battle of Ushant - is there an explanation?

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Monday 25th of October 2021 11:12	Ruadhri	Seahorse vs Aigrette
Sunday 24th of October 2021 18:55	Cy	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'York' (1706) (60) 1706-1751 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 24th of October 2021 18:52	Vincent J. Power	Dutch Fourth Rate 'Wapen van Utrecht' (1621) 1621-1621 Dutch 4th Rate
Sunday 24th of October 2021 18:52	Vincent J. Power	Dutch Fourth Rate 'Wapen van Utrecht' (1621) 1621-1621 Dutch 4th Rate
Sunday 24th of October 2021 18:50	Vincent J. Power	Dutch Fourth Rate 'Wapen van Utrecht' (1621) 1621-1621 Dutch 4th Rate

GDPR Statement