St George, sometimes written as George,[1] was a 42-gun great ship of the English Royal Navy, built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1622.[1] By 1660 her armament had been increased to 56 guns.[1] It finally increased to 60 guns. St George was hulked in 1687,[1] and sunk as a blockship at Sheerness in 1697.
Saint George was the flagship of Robert Blake during the Anglo-Spanish War, and where, during the First Anglo-Dutch War, he had lost his life on his journey back to England.[2][3]
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 158.
- ^ Dixon, 1852, pp. 360-363
- ^ Powell, 1972, pp. 308
Three decks lists William Burrell as the builder/designer
Bibliography
- Dixon, William Hepworth (1852). Robert Blake, admiral and general at sea. London: Chapman and Hall.
- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Powell, John Rowland (1972). Robert Blake; general-at-sea. New York: Crane, Russak. ISBN 978-0-00211-7265.
- Three Decks <https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=57>