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HBMS Prince George (1723)

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Prince George, 90 Guns

Details

Nationality	British
Previously	Prince George
Ordered	1719/11/04	B057
Laid Down	1719/11/00	B057
Launched	1723/09/04	B057
Shipyard	Deptford DY	B057
Master Shipbuilder	Richard Stacey	B057
Rate	Second Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1755/01	B057
Fate	Reduced in Rate	B057
Becomes	Prince George

Dimensions

Source	B057
Length of Gundeck	164' 0"
Length of Keel	134' 2"
Breadth	47' 6"
Depth in Hold	18' 10"
Burthen	1,586¹⁶/₉₄

Armament

Date	1745	B057
Lower Gun Deck	26	British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck	26	British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	26	British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck	10	British 6-Pounder
Forecastle	2	British 6-Pounder

Crew

Date	Men	Notes	Source
1745	750	Establishment	B057

Flag Officers

Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1747	1747	Vice-Admiral of the Blue	George Anson	B057

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Rank	Name	Source
1745	1746	Post Captain	William Parry	B057
1747	1747	Post Captain	John Bentley	B057
1748	1748/06	Post Captain	Charles Wager Purvis	B057

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

1726/09/23	Completed at a cost of £22,913.14.3d	B057
1732/11	Started a small repair at Chatham	B057
1733/02	Completed small repair at a cost of £1,469.13.10d	B057
1736	Underwent a small repair at Chatham at a cost of £3,462.8.3d	B057
1741/07	Started a great repair at Chatham	B057
1745	First Commissioned	B057
1745/05	At Spithead	B057
1745/05	Completed great repair at a cost of £36,073.19.1d	B057
1746	Part of the Western squadron	B057
1749/01/28	Surveyed	B057
1755/01/30	Ordered to be reduced to an 80-gun Third-Rate	B057

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
1747/05/14	1st Battle of Cape Finisterre

Notes

No Notes Entered

Sources

B057

British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792

Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2008/08/17 at 10:34:42 by Cy

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HBMS Prince George (1723)

Prince George, 90 Guns

Details

Dimensions

Armament

Crew

Flag Officers

Commanders

Officers

Service record

Actions & Battles

Notes

Sources

HBMS Prince George (1723)

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