HMY Royal George

	HMY Royal George by William John Huggins
History
United Kingdom
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	103 ft (31.4 m) (deck); 88 ft 5 in (26.9 m) (keel);
Beam	26 ft 6 in (8.1 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 6 in (3.5 m)
Complement	67
Armament	8 brass swivels

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]

References

^ 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.

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[1] Benyon, Peter (2011). "HMS Royal George". Naval Database. Retrieved 21 January 2012.

[2] "ADELAIDE COTTAGE, Non Civil Parish - 1319270 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

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