HMS St George (1622)
HMS St George at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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| Name: | HMS St George |
| Builder: | Burrell, Deptford |
| Launched: | 1622 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a blockship, 1697 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 42-gun Great ship |
| Tons burthen: | 895 (Builder's Old Measurement) |
| Length: | 110 ft (34 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 42 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS St George, sometimes written as HMS George, was a 42-gun great ship of the English Royal Navy, built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1622. By 1660 her armament had been increased to 56 guns.
St George was hulked in 1687, and sunk as a blockship in 1697.
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