British yacht 'Royal George' (1817)

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Royal George
Nominal Guns	Unknown	BWAS-1817
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	17.7.1817	BWAS-1817
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1817
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1817
Ship Type	Yacht
Broken Up	9.1905	BWAS-1817
Becomes	British First Rate screw ship of the line 'Royal George' (1853) (120) 1853-1875 British 120 Gun 1st Rate Screw Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1817
Length of Gundeck205' 7 ½"Imperial Feet62.4967
Length of Keel171' 0"Imperial Feet52.1208
Breadth54' 6 ½"Imperial Feet16.4719
Depth in Hold23' 2"Imperial Feet7.0273
Displacement4,205Ton
Burthen2,615 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.7.1819 - 11.11.1819First LieutenantNBD18499.1828 - 14.1.1830LieutenantNBD18499.7.1838 - 1840First LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
3.3.1825 - 17.7.1831Master's MateNBD1849

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 28th of June 2026 00:58

London, 26 December 1815: A most superb yacht is preparing at Deptford, to be called the Royal George, for the Prince Regent, which is to be sent round and stationed off Brighton, under the command of Admiral Sir E Nagle. [Hampshire Telegraph, 1 January 1816]

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