British Second Rate ship of the line 'Prince George' (1772)

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Prince George	106
Nominal Guns	90	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.6.1766	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	18.5.1767	BWAS-1714
Named	11.6.1766	BWAS-1714
Launched	31.8.1772	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	2.11.1776	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Barfleur Class (1762)	BWAS-1714
Category	Second Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Hulked	2.1817	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck177' 6"Imperial Feet53.9516
Length of Keel143' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet43.6023
Breadth50' 6 ½"Imperial Feet15.2527
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward13' 10"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Aft17' 7"Imperial Feet5.207
Burthen1,955 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1776Broadside Weight = 907 Imperial Pound ( 411.3245 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

1778Broadside Weight = 931 Imperial Pound ( 422.2085 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

22.7.1782Broadside Weight = 92 Imperial Pound ( 41.722 kg)ref:2002
Upper Gun Deck2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Roundhouse4 British 12-Pound Carronade

1794Broadside Weight = 958 Imperial Pound ( 434.453 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1776750EstablishmentBWAS-1714
1794738EstablishmentBWAS-1714

22 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.11.1776 - 26.1.1778Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/226ADM 6/2126.1.1778 - 13.5.1778Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/356BWAS-171413.5.1778 - 14.4.1779Captain ADM 6/21/404BWAS-171414.4.1779 - 23.5.1780Captain ADM 6/21/540BWAS-171423.5.1780 - 31.12.1780Captain ADM 6/22/135BWAS-17141.1.1781 - 24.7.1783Captain ADM 6/22/219BWAS-171427.9.1787 - 10.12.1787Captain ADM 6/23/420BWAS-171423.9.1794 - 11.1794Captain: on board from 11.10.1794 ADM 6/25/88BWAS-171411.1794 - 1.6.1795CaptainBWAS-17148.1795 - 10.1795CaptainBWAS-171410.1795 - 3.1796CaptainBWAS-171410.1796 - 10.1797CaptainBWAS-171410.1797 - 1798CaptainBWAS-17141798 - 12.1798CaptainBWAS-17141798 - 12.1798CaptainBWAS-171412.1798 - 20.9.1799CaptainBWAS-17145.1800 - 8.1800CaptainBWAS-17148.1800 - 1.1801CaptainBWAS-17146.1803 - 8.1803CaptainBWAS-17148.1803 - 1804CaptainBWAS-17141.1805 - 8.1807CaptainBWAS-17148.1807 - 25.9.1807CaptainBWAS-1714

8 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
26.1.1778 - 8.3.1778Admiral Transfered ADM 6/22/106BWAS-171419.3.1779 - 24.7.1783Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-171411.10.1794 - 8.1795Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-171410.1795 - 3.1796Rear-AdmiralBWAS-171410.1796 - 10.1797Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-171410.1797 - 12.1798Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-171412.1798 - bef.20.9.1799Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-17148.1800 - 1.1801Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-1714

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.8.1777 - 19.9.1777Third Lieutenant ADM 6/21/302ADM 6/2119.9.1777 - 26.1.1778Fifth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/21/314ADM 6/2116.12.1777 - 10.3.1778Sixth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/21/346ref:6166.3.1781 - 24.7.1783Lieutenantref:61630.10.1782 - 25.4.1783Seventh Lieutenant ADM 6/23/100ADM 6/239.7.1794 - 3.1797LieutenantNBD184914.9.1795 - 23.11.1795Lieutenant Transfered ADM 196/3/2ADM 19627.11.1800 - 8.6.1803LieutenantNBD18499.4.1807 - 14.9.1807Acting LieutenantNBD1849

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1790 - 14.4.1790Purser Transfered ADM 6/24/23ADM 6/2424.11.1795 - 15.3.1796MasterADM 29-128.1.1801 - 28.4.1802PurserADM 29/8

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
16.6.1779 - 1780MidshipmanODNB10.11.1781 - 3.11.1782Midshipman Discharged ADM 196/68/191ADM 1966.1803 - 9.1806MidshipmanNBD184910.1803 - 9.1807MidshipmanNBD1849

6 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
23.5.1780 - 9.11.1781Captain's Servant ADM 196/68/191ADM 19613.10.1794 - 29.4.1795Able SeamanNAO1795Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81795 - 23.6.1195LandmanADM 171/830.4.1795 - 5.11.1795Quartermaster's MateNAO1.4.1817 - 31.3.1821Able SeamanADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
23.1.1777Completed as a guard ship at a building cost of £50,043.4.3d plus £3,580.19.7d for fittingBWAS-1714
1778Refitted as a 98 gun Second Rate
5.5.1778Present at the Royal ReviewBWAS-1714
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
12.1778With Shuldham's squadronBWAS-1714
8.1.1780Present in the attack on the Caracas convoyBWAS-1714
8.1.1780Attack on the Caracas Convoy
16.1.1780Present in the action against LangaraBWAS-1714
16.1.1780Battle of Cape St. Vincent
19.1.1780Sailed for the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
4.1780Fitted and coppered at Portsmouth at a cost of £7,629.7.2dBWAS-1714
13.3.1781Sailed with Darby's fleet for the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
12.4.1781Arrived off GibraltarBWAS-1714
24.9.1781Arrived on the North America stationBWAS-1714
25.1.1782At St KittsBWAS-1714
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
21.7.1782Sailed to America with PigotBWAS-1714
5.9.1782Arrived at New YorkBWAS-1714
24.10.1782Left New York to blockade Cape FrancoisBWAS-1714
26.4.1783Left Jamaica for homeBWAS-1714
24.7.1783

Paid off

ADM 34
7.1784Started a repair at ChathamBWAS-1714
7.1785Completed repair at a cost of £30,625.112dBWAS-1714
10.1787RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.12.1787

Paid off

BWAS-1714
2.1794Started a middling repair at ChathamBWAS-1714
9.1794RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1795Disabled by a gale in the ChannelBWAS-1714
3.1795Completed middling repair at a cost of £8,706BWAS-1714
23.6.1795Action of Ile Groix
3.1796Paid offBWAS-1714
10.1796RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1796Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £12,222BWAS-1714
14.2.1797Lost 8 killed and 7 wounded at the [Battle of Cape St Vincent]BWAS-1714
14.2.17972nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
20.9.1799

Paid off

ADM 35
5.1800RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1800Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £21,113BWAS-1714
28.5.1802

Paid off into ordinary at Portsmouth

ADM 51
6.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1803Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £13,395BWAS-1714
1.1805RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1805Started a refit at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
4.1805Completed refit at a cost of £11.764BWAS-1714
4.1.1807Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
25.9.1807

Paid off into ordinary at Portsmouth

ADM 35
11.1816Started fitting as a sheer hulk at Porstmouth, completed 1817/02BWAS-1714
24.1.1839Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

ADM 196 Document

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

ADM 34 Document

ADM 35 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

ref:2002 Archive

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 11th of July 2026 00:47

Chatham, 12 January 1801: The Prince George, of 98 guns, and Juste, of 84 guns, having run on board each other, are arrived at Plymouth to repair their damages. [Hampshire Telegraph, 19 January 1801]

Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 30th of June 2026 03:34

Portsmouth, 30 March 1816: The following thirty ships, at this port, are ordered to be sold, or taken to pieces. Those employed as receiving ships, powder ships, and military depots, are to be retained so long as they may be required for those services: Blake, Fortunee, Gladiator, Malacca, Emerald, Castor, Prince, Excellent, Elephant, Mars, Magnificent, Royal Oak, Swiftsure, Victorious, York, Hyperion, Atlas, Fortitude, San Antonio, Bull Dog, Alcide, Robust, Cuba, Squirrel, Pluto, Speedy, Prince George, Arve Princen, Hygeia.
The Tuscan and Tickler, at Plymouth, are to be sold; the Majestic and Medusa have been broken up at Pater Yard. [Hampshire Telegraph, 1 April 1816]

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 21st of June 2026 18:59

London, 7 January 1772: Orders were despatched yesterday to Chatham to get ready the Prince George man of war, of 90 guns, now building there, with all convenient speed. [Exeter Flying Post, 10 January 1772]

Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 20th of June 2026 20:07

Tuesday last was launched from a slip at Chatham dock into the river Medway, the Prince George, a ninety gun ship and went out of he slip with much credit to the builder, attended by the huzzas of many thousand spectators, with a vast number of people on board, and several pieces of music in the galleries. As soon as she came into the water, she was saluted with several pieces of cannon. [Hampshire Chronicle, 7 September 1772]

Posted by Cy on Friday 25th of August 2017 11:37

Yes. Somethings Wrong

Posted by Tony Willoughby on Friday 25th of August 2017 11:31

You have Lindsay down as captain of both the Victory and the Prince George at the Battle of Ushant - is there an explanation?

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Armament

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22 Ship Commanders

8 Flag Officers

9 Commissioned Officers

3 Warrant Officers

4 Petty Officers

6 Crewmen

Service History

Sources

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