HMS St George (1701)

History
England
Name	HMS St George
Acquired	1701
Fate	Deliberately sunk 1716
General characteristics
Class & type	Hulk
Tons burthen	654 (bm)
Length	Overall:132 ft 0 in (40.2 m); Keel:106 ft 4 in (32.4 m);
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, that Dampier abandoned on the coast of Peru in 1704.

NameHMS St George

Acquired1701

FateDeliberately sunk 1716

Class & typeHulk

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]

References

History




England
Name	HMS St George
Acquired	1701
Fate	Deliberately sunk 1716


General characteristics ^[1] ^[2]
Class & type	Hulk
Tons burthen	654 (bm)
Length	Overall:132 ft 0 in (40.2 m) Keel:106 ft 4 in (32.4 m)
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.