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HMY Royal George was a Royal Yacht of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, launched 1817, and last used in 1842. She became an accommodation hulk in 1902, and was broken up in 1905.[1] Gilded dolphins and rope ornament from the yacht were reused as decoration in the principal bedroom of Adelaide Cottage in Home Park Windsor.[2]
![]() HMY Royal George by William John Huggins
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Name | HMY Royal George |
Namesake | King George III |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 17 July 1817 |
Fate | Broken up 1905 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Royal Yacht |
Tons burthen | 330 tons bm |
Length |
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Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.1 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
Complement | 67 |
Armament | 8 brass swivels |
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![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/To_-_Prince_Albert_-_This_Engraving_representing_the_Royal_George_Yacht_conveying_her_Majesty_and_Royal_Consort_to_Edinburgh%2C_August%2C_1842_Off_the_Bass_Rock_-_joined_by_General_Steam_Navigation_-_Ships_Trident_and_RMG_PY8903.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg)
References
edit- ^ Benyon, Peter (2011). "HMS Royal George". Naval Database. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "ADELAIDE COTTAGE, Non Civil Parish - 1319270 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
External links
edit- Media related to HMS Royal George (ship, 1817) at Wikimedia Commons