British First Rate ship of the line 'Saint George' (1840)

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Saint George

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Nominal Guns120B065
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered27.5.1819B065
Keel Laid Down5.1827B065
Launched27.8.1840B065
How acquiredPurpose builtB065
ShipyardDevonport Dockyard - Plymouth B065
Ship ClassCaledonia Class (Broadened) (1819)B065
CategoryFirst RateB065
Ship TypeShip of the LineB065
Sailing RigShip RiggedB065
Sold for Break Up11.1883W025

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1817
Length of Gundeck205' 5 ½"Imperial Feet62.4967 
Length of Keel170' 5"Imperial Feet51.8178 
Breadth (oa)55' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet16.7704 
Breadth54' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet16.4656 
Depth in Hold23' 2 ½"Imperial Feet7.0231 
Draught Forward13' 11"Imperial Feet3.9709 
Draught Aft18' 1"Imperial Feet5.4896 
Burthen2,719 16⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1840Broadside Weight = 1928 Imperial Pound ( 874.348 kg)B065
Lower Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder

1840Broadside Weight = 1958 Imperial Pound ( 887.953 kg)B181
Lower Gun Deck2 British 8 (ML 8)
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck2 British 8 (ML 8)
Middle Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle20 British 32-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
27.8.1840900Design ComplementBWAS-1817

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
31.8.1850 - 23.3.1853Captain
Joseph NiasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1853
W02530.5.1853 - 16.2.1854Captain
John KingcomeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1864
W02516.2.1854 - 5.4.1856Captain
Sir Harry EyresBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1854-1856
W0256.6.1860 - 9.2.1864Captain
Francis EgertonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1864
W02510.2.1864 - 4.5.1864Captain
John GrenfellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1822-1866
W02510.2.1864 - 5.5.1864Captain
Sir Sidney GrenfellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1864
W0255.5.1864 - 1.5.1867Captain
Sir Edward Bridges RiceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1864-1867
W0251.5.1867 - 30.6.1869Captain
Mathew Stainton NollothBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1836-1870
W025

Service History


DateEventSource
1840Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £79112.0.0dB181
31.8.1850

Commissioned as guardship of ordinary at Devonport

W025
5.4.1856Paid offW025
19.3.1859Undocked as screw ship at Devonport DockyardW025
5.1861To North America and the West IndiesW025
5.1862In the Channel squadronW025
11.1862To the MediterraneanW025
2.1864Coast guard in FalmouthW025
5.1865Coast guard in PortlandW025
5.1869Cruise of the reserve fleetW025
11.1883Sold to Castle for breaking up at CharltonW025

 
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