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HBMS Prince George (1772)

Page history last edited by PBworks 15 years, 8 months ago

Prince George, 90 Guns

 

Details

NationalityBritish
Ordered1766/06/11B057
Laid Down1767/05/18B057
Named1766/06/11B057
Launched1772/08/31B057
ShipyardChatham DYB057
DesignerThomas SladeB057
Master ShipbuilderJoseph HarrisB057
RateSecond Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Out Service1817/02B057
FateHulkedB057

 

Dimensions

SourceB057
Length of Gundeck177' 6"
Length of Keel143' 105/8"
Breadth50' 61/2"
Depth in Hold21' 0"
Draught Forward13' 10"
Draught Aft17' 7"
Burthen1,9554/94

 

Armament

Date1776B057
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Date1778B057
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck8British 6-Pounder
Date1794B057
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8British 12-Pounder

 

Crew

DateMenNotesSource
1776750EstablishmentB057
1794738EstablishmentB057

 

Flag Officers

Date FromDate toRank/PositionNameSource
1778/021778/05AdmiralAugustus KeppelB057
17791783/07Rear-AdmiralRobert DigbyB057
1794/091795/08Vice-Admiral of the BlueAdam DuncanB057
1796/101797/10Rear-Admiral of the RedWilliam ParkerB057
1797/101798Post CaptainCharles ThompsonB057
1798/121799/09Rear-Admiral of the RedWilliam ParkerB057
1800/081801/01Rear-Admiral of the RedCharles CottonB057

 

Commanders

Date FromDate toRankNameSource
1778/021778/05Post CaptainJonathon FaulknorB057
1778/051779Post CaptainJohn LindsayB057
17791780Post CaptainPhilip PattonB057
17801780Post CaptainWilliam FoxB057
1780/121783/07Post CaptainJames WilliamsB057
1787/101787/12Post CaptainAlexander EdgarB057
1794/091794/11Post CaptainJames GambierB057
1794/111795/08Post CaptainJohn OrdeB057
1795/081795/10Post CaptainWilliam EdgeB057
1795/101796/03Post CaptainJames BowenB057
1796/101797/10Post CaptainJohn IrwinB057
1797/101798Post CaptainWilliam BowenB057
17981798/12Post CaptainJohn IrwinB057
17981798/12Post CaptainThomas Lennox FrederickB057
1798/121799/09Post CaptainJoseph BinghamB057
1800/051800/08Post CaptainJames WalkerB057
1800/081801/01Post CaptainJohn RoddB057
1803/061803/08Post CaptainRichard CurryB057
1803/081804Post CaptainJoseph YorkeB057
1805/011807/08Post CaptainGeorge LosackB057
1807/081807/09Post CaptainNathaniel Day CochraneB057

 

Officers

Date FromDate ToRank/PositionNameSource
1779/06/161780MidshipmanWilliam Henry Clarence001

 

Service record

1777/01/23Completed as a guard ship at a building cost of £50,043.4.3d plus £3,580.19.7d for fittingB057
1778/05/05Present at the Royal ReviewB057
1778/12With Shuldham's squadronB057
1780/01/08Present in the attack on the Caracas convoyB057
1780/01/16Present in the action against LangaraB057
1780/01/19Sailed for the relief of GibraltarB057
1780/04Fitted and coppered at Portsmouth at a cost of £7,629.7.2dB057
1781/03/13Sailed with Darby's fleet for the relief of GibraltarB057
1781/04/12Arrived off GibraltarB057
1781/09/24Arrived on the North America stationB057
1782/01/25At St KittsB057
1782/07/21Sailed to America with PigotB057
1782/09/05Arrived at New YorkB057
1782/10/24Left New York to blockade Cape FrancoisB057
1783/04/26Left Jamaica for homeB057
1783/07Paid offB057
1784/07Started a repair at ChathamB057
1785/07Completed repair at a cost of £30,625.112dB057
1787/10RecommissionedB057
1787/12Paid offB057
1794/02Started a middling repair at ChathamB057
1794/09RecommissionedB057
1795Disabled by a gale in the ChannelB057
1795/03Completed middling repair at a cost of £8,706B057
1796/03Paid offB057
1796/10RecommissionedB057
1796/12Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £12,222B057
1797/02/14Lost 8 killed and 7 wounded at the Battle of Cape St VincentB057
1799/09Paid offB057
1800/05RecommissionedB057
1800/06Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £21,113B057
1802/05Paid off into ordinary at PortsmouthB057
1803/06RecommissionedB057
1803/11Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £13,395B057
1805/01RecommissionedB057
1805/02Started a refit at PortsmouthB057
1805/04Completed refit at a cost of £11.764B057
1807/01/04Sailed for the West IndiesB057
1807/09Paid off into ordinary at PortsmouthB057
1816/11Started fitting as a sheer hulk at Porstmouth, completed 1817/02B057
1839/01/24Broken up at PortsmouthB057

 

Actions & Battles

DateSource
1778/12/121st Battle of Ushant
1782/04/09Battle of the Saintes
1797/02/142nd Battle of Cape St Vincent

 

Notes

No Notes Entered

 

Sources

B057British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif Winfield
001Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Last Updated :2008/08/30 at 14:09:07 by Cy

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