HMS St George (1785)

HMS St George (1785)

HMS "St George" was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 October 1785 at Portsmouth.

In 1793 Captain John Gell was appointed to be an Admiral of the Blue and raised his flag on the "St George". Whilst in the Mediterranean with his division of the fleet, Gell was able to sieze a French Privateer and its Spanish registered prize the "St Jago". These ships were said to be one of the most valuable prizes ever brought to England. In October 1793 Gell was able to obtain the surrender of a French frigate, the "Modeste" which had abused the neutrality of the port of Genoa. After this he had to return to England for the last time due to ill health. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aS4FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PT736&lpg=PT736&dq=%22John+Gell%22+admiral&source=web&ots=IZn-nIEstW&sig=G2O0Dl0SFx9JU9w8C1MJspWgi1k&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPT738,M1 The Literary Parorama, Obituary] ,1807]

The ownership of the "St Jago" was a matter of some debate and was not settled until 4 February 1795 when the value of the cargo was put at £935,000. At this time all the crew, captains, officers and admirals could expect to share in this prize. Admiral Hood's share was £50,000. The ships that conveyed her to Portsmouth were the HMS St George, HMS Egmont, HMS Edgar, HMS Ganges and HMS Phaeton. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C8kLAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA8&ots=RPvxGeVdOO&dq=%22admiral%20john%20gell%22&pg=RA1-PA6&ci=498,560,428,512&source=bookclip Annual Register] , accessed 6 October 2008]

She was present at the Naval Battle of Hyères Islands in 1795, and took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, where her captain was Thomas Masterman Hardy, future captain of HMS "Victory" under Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.

"St George" was wrecked near Ringkøbing on the west coast of Jutland on 24 December 1811 following heavy weather. Only 12 of her 850 crew were saved.Ships of the Old Navy, "St George".]

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References


*Lavery, Brian (2003) "The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850." Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
*Michael Phillips. [http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/info.php?ref=1943 "Saint George" (98) (1785)] . Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 2 September 2008.

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