| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS St George |
| Acquired | 1701 |
| Fate | Deliberately sunk 1716 |
| General characteristics [1] [2] | |
| Class and type | Hulk |
| Tons burthen | 654 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 34 ft 0 in (10.4 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 8 in (5.1 m) |
| Notes | This vessel was not William Dampier's St George. That St George was a privateer,[3] that Dampier abandoned on the coast of Peru in 1704. |
HMS St George was a hulk at Harwich bought in 1701 from M. Stevens;[1] she was sunk on 20 February 1716 as a foundation for Chatham Dockyard.[2]
- ^ a b "NMM, vessel ID 376598" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol x. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ a b Colledge & Warlow (2006), p. 352.
- ^ Russell (1894), p. 1894.