HMS Royal George (1788)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Royal George.

HMS Royal George was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched from Chatham Dockyard on 16 September 1788. She was designed by Sir Edward Hunt, and Queen Charlotte was the only other ship built to her draught.^[1][2] She was the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.

Royal George
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Royal George
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	June 1784
Launched	16 September 1788
Honours & awards	Participated in: Battle of Groix Glorious First of June
Fate	Broken up, 1822
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	2286 bm
Length	190 ft (58 m) (gundeck)
Beam	52 ft 5+1⁄2 in (15.989 m)
Depth of hold	22 ft 4 in (6.81 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 30 × 42-pounder guns Middle gundeck: 28 × 24-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns QD: 10 × 12-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns

Royal George on the Medway in 1790, the Queen Charlotte is under construction in the background

Royal George served as the flagship at the Battle of Groix and wore the flag of Admiral Alexander Hood at the Glorious First of June. In 1807 she served as the flagship of Admiral Sir John Duckworth^[3] during the Alexandria expedition of 1807.

She was broken up in 1822.^[1]