HMS Prince George (1772)
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HMS Prince George was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 31 August 1772 at Chatham. During her career, she was upgraded to a 98-gun ship, through the addition of eight 12-pounder ({{cvt|{{#expr: 12 * 454}}|g|lb|disp=comma}}) guns to her quarterdeck.
Service
In 1780, Prince George was part of Rodney's fleet at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
On 12 April 1782 she was seventh in line in the attack on the French fleet at the Battle of the Saintes under the command of Captain Williams.{{cite book |title=Famous fighters of the fleet; glimpses through the cannon smoke in the days of the old navy |first=Edward |last=Fraser |location=London |publisher=Macmillan |year=1904 |oclc=1345782 }}{{rp|107}}
In December 1796, Sir William Parker took command of her on assignment to the Channel Fleet under Lord Bridport.{{cite journal | last=Joynes | first=Daphne | title=The Leaving of Halifax: The abrupt recall of Admiral Sir William Parker in 1801 | journal=The Mariner's Mirror | volume=110 | issue=4 | date=2024 | issn=0025-3359 | doi=10.1080/00253359.2024.2408172 | pages=421–440}} On 19 January 1797 the ship was detached with several ships to join the forces of Sir John Jervis in the Mediterranean Sea. The ship then took part under in the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797.
She fought at the Battle of Groix in 1795.
In 1807, Prince George, under Captain Woodley Losack, was in the West indies in the squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral Alexander Cochrane. The squadron captured the Telemaco, Carvalho and Master on 17 April 1807.{{London Gazette |pages=330–331 |issue=16236 |date=1809-03-11 }}
In December Prince George participated in Cochrane's expedition that captured the Danish islands of St Thomas on 22 December and Santa Cruz on 25 December. The Danes did not resist and the invasion was bloodless.
Fate
Prince George was converted to serve as a sheer hulk in 1832. In 1835 she was used in a series of gunnery trials as a target ship, the results of which contributed to the rapid introduction of the shell firing gun.Brown, Before the Ironclad, p133f The Prince George was broken up in 1839.
Gallery
File:L'Arrive du Prince Quillaume Henry a Nouvelle York (NYPL Hades-1785675-1650660).jpg|Prince William Henry arrives on the Prince George in New York on 16 Oct 1781.
File:His Royal Highness Prince William Henry, Serving as Midshipman on board His Majesty's Ship Prince George B0076 PAH5531.jpg|His Royal Highness Prince William Henry, serving as Midshipman on board His Majesty's Ship Prince George, {{circa|1778}}.
References
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Sources
- {{cite book |last=Lavery |first= Brian |author-link=Brian Lavery |year=1983 |title=The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=London |isbn=0-85177-252-8 }}
- {{cite book |last=Brown |first=David K. |year=1990 |title=Before the Ironclad: Development of Ship Design, Propulsion and Armament in the Royal Navy, 1815–60 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=London |isbn=9780851775326 }}
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Category:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
Category:Barfleur-class ships of the line
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