HBMS Prince George (1701)

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Prince George, 96 Guns

Details

Nationality	British
Previously	Duke
Ordered	1700/01/13	B057
Launched	1701/12/03	B057
Shipyard	Chatham DY	B057
Master Shipbuilder	Robert Shortis	B057
Rate	Second Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service		B057
Fate	Broken Up to Rebuild	B057
Becomes	Prince George

Dimensions

Source	B057
Length of Gundeck	162' 10"
Length of Keel	131' 6"
Breadth	45' 1"
Depth in Hold	18' 7"
Burthen	1,421⁶³/₉₄

Armament

Date	1703	B057
Lower Gun Deck	26	British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck	26	British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	26	British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck	12	British 6-Pounder
Forecastle	4	British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse	2	British 6-Pounder

Crew

Date	Men	Notes	Source
1703	680	Establishment	B057

Flag Officers

Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1702/06	1702/11	Vice-Admiral	Thomas Hopson	B057
1703/05/08	1704/01	Vice-Admiral	John Leake	B057
1704/04/22	1704/08	Vice-Admiral	John Leake	B057
1705/06	1706/01	Vice-Admiral	John Leake	B057
1706/04	1706/10	Vice-Admiral	John Leake	B057

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Rank	Name	Source
1702/02	1702/06	Post Captain	John Cooper	B057
1702/06	1702/11	Post Captain	Gerard Ellwes	B057
1703/03	1706/10	Post Captain	Stephen Martin	B057
1709/02	1709/08/24	Post Captain	James Moody	B057

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

1702/06/19	Sailed on expedition to Cadiz	B057
1702/10/19	Sailed for home	B057
1702/11	Paid off	B057
1703/03	Recommissioned	B057
1703/11	Returned home	B057
1704/04	Sailed for the Mediterranean	B057
1704/08/13	Lost 15 killed and 57 wounded at the Battle of Malaga	B057
1704/09	Sailed for home	B057
1705/06	Returned to the Mediterranean	B057
1706	Underwent repairs at Lisbon early in the year	B057
1706/04	Returned to the Mediterranean	B057
1706/10	Returned home and paid off	B057
1709/02	Recommissioned at Blackstakes	B057
1709/08/24	Paid off into ordinary at Chatham	B057
1718	Sent to Deptford to rebuild	B057
1719/09/03	Docked at Deptford to break up for rebuilding	B057
1719/11	Break up completed	B057

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
1704/08/24	Battle of Malaga

Notes

Renamed from Duke on 1701/12/31

Sources

B057

British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792

Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2008/08/11 at 22:45:27 by Cy

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HBMS Prince George (1701)

Prince George, 96 Guns

Details

Dimensions

Armament

Crew

Flag Officers

Commanders

Officers

Service record

Actions & Battles

Notes

Sources

HBMS Prince George (1701)

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