British First Rate ship of the line 'Royal George' (1827)

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Royal George
Nominal Guns	120	B065
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.9.1819	B065
Keel Laid Down	6.1823	B065
Named	12.2.1823	B181
Launched	22.9.1827	B065
How acquired	Purpose built	B065
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B065
Ship Class	Caledonia Class (1794)	B065
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	B065
Category	First Rate	B065
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B065
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B065
Rebuilt	1.11.1852	B065

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1817
Length of Gundeck205' 7 ½"Imperial Feet62.4967
Length of Keel171' 0"Imperial Feet52.1208
Breadth53' 7 ½"Imperial Feet16.1671
Breadth (oa)54' 6 ½"Imperial Feet16.4719
Depth in Hold23' 2"Imperial Feet7.0273
Draught Forward15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177
Draught Aft18' 3"Imperial Feet5.4959
Burthen2,615 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.9.1827Broadside Weight = 1520 Imperial Pound ( 689.32 kg)BWAS-1817
Lower Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1827820Peace establishmentB181
1827900 B181

Service History

DateEventSource
2.9.1819Ordered as the NeptuneB181

Notes on Ship

In ordinaryBWAS-1817

Never in commission as a sailing ship. In ordinary at Sheerness

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B065Brian Lavery, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

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