HMS Prince George
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Four ships of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Prince George:
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have been named HMS Prince George:
- HMS Prince George was a 90-gun second-rateSecond-rateIn the British Royal Navy, a second rate was a ship of the line which by the start of the 18th century mounted 90 to 98 guns on three gun decks; earlier 17th century second rates had fewer guns and were originally two-deckers or had only partially armed third gun decks. The term in no way implied...
ship of the lineShip of the lineA ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
. She was launched in 1682 as HMS DukeHMS Duke (1682)HMS Duke was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1682 at Woolwich Dockyard.She underwent a rebuild in 1701 as another 90-gun second rate, and was renamed HMS Prince George...
but was rebuilt and renamed in 1701 after the future George II of Great BritainGeorge II of Great BritainGeorge II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
. She was rebuilt again in 1723 but was accidentally burnt at sea in 1758. - HMS Prince George was a cutter purchased in 1763 and sold in 1771.
- HMS Prince GeorgeHMS Prince George (1772)HMS Prince George was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 31 August 1772 at Chatham. During her career, she was upgraded to a 98-gun ship, through the addition of eight 12 pdr guns to her quarterdeck....
was a 98-gun second-rate launched in 1772 and named after the future George IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
. She was converted to a sheer hulk in 1832 and was broken up in 1839. - HMS Prince GeorgeHMS Prince George (1895)HMS Prince George was a Majestic-class predreadnought battleship launched in 1895. She was named after the future George V of the United Kingdom and was the fourth and final ship to bear that name.-Technical description:...
was a Majestic-classMajestic class battleshipThe Majestic class was a class of pre-dreadnought battleships, built under the Spencer Programme of 8 December 1893, that sought to counter the growing naval strength of France and the Russian Empire...
pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1895 and named after the future George V of the United KingdomGeorge V of the United KingdomGeorge V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
. She was used for harbour service from 1918 and was renamed Victorious II. She foundered in 1921 on her way to be broken up.