British First Rate ship of the line 'Saint George' (1840)

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Saint George	43
Nominal Guns	120	B065
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.5.1819	B065
Keel Laid Down	5.1827	B065
Launched	27.8.1840	B065
How acquired	Purpose built	B065
Shipyard	Devonport Dockyard - Plymouth	B065
Ship Class	Caledonia Class (Broadened)	B065
Category	First Rate	B065
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B065
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B065
Sold for Break Up	11.1883	W025

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1817
Length of Gundeck205' 5 ½"Imperial Feet62.4967
Length of Keel170' 5"Imperial Feet51.8178
Breadth54' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet16.4656
Breadth (oa)55' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet16.7704
Depth in Hold23' 2 ½"Imperial Feet7.0231
Draught Forward13' 11"Imperial Feet3.9709
Draught Aft18' 1"Imperial Feet5.4896
Burthen2,719 ¹⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1840Broadside Weight = 1928 Imperial Pound ( 874.348 kg)B065
Lower Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder

1840Broadside Weight = 1958 Imperial Pound ( 887.953 kg)B181
Lower Gun Deck2 British 8 (ML 8)
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck2 British 8 (ML 8)
Middle Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle20 British 32-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.8.1840900Design ComplementBWAS-1817

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
31.8.1850 - 23.3.1853Captain Joseph Nias (1793-1879)W02530.5.1853 - 16.2.1854Captain John Kingcome (d.1871)W02516.2.1854 - 5.4.1856CaptainSir Harry EyresW0256.6.1860 - 9.2.1864Captain Francis Egerton (1824-1895)W02510.2.1864 - 4.5.1864Captain John Grenfell (1806-1884)W02510.2.1864 - 5.5.1864CaptainSir Sidney Grenfell (1806-1884)W0255.5.1864 - 1.5.1867CaptainSir Edward Bridges Rice (1819-1902)W0251.5.1867 - 30.6.1869Captain Mathew Stainton Nolloth (1810-1882)W025

Service History

DateEventSource
1840Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £79112.0.0dB181
31.8.1850

Commissioned as guardship of ordinary at Devonport

W025
5.4.1856Paid offW025
19.3.1859Undocked as screw ship at Devonport DockyardW025
5.1861To North America and the West IndiesW025
5.1862In the Channel squadronW025
11.1862To the MediterraneanW025
2.1864Coast guard in FalmouthW025
5.1865Coast guard in PortlandW025
5.1869Cruise of the reserve fleetW025
11.1883Sold to Castle for breaking up at CharltonW025

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B065Brian Lavery, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

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