HMS St George (1840)

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

St George and Arethusa on the Hamoaze near Bull Point, by Edward Snell (engineer)
History
United Kingdom
NameSt George
Ordered27 May 1819
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Laid downMay 1827
Launched27 August 1840
FateSold, 1883
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeBroadened Caledonia-class ship of the line
Tons burthen271926⁄94 bm
Length205 ft 6 in (62.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam55 ft 3 in (16.8 m)
Draught18 ft 1 in (5.5 m)
Depth of hold23 ft 3 in (7.09 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 120 guns:
  • Gundeck: 30 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades
  • Middle gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades
  • Upper gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades
  • Quarterdeck: 16 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades

HMS St George was a 120-gun, three-deck, first rate, broadened Caledonia-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s. Completed in 1840, the ship remained in ordinary until 1850 and served as a guard ship. St George was razeed and converted into a steam-powered, 89-gun, second rate, two decker in 1858–1859.

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