Royal George (1715)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with sternboard outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Royal George (1715), a 100-gun, First Rate, three-decker.

The Royal George was rebuilt from the Queen (1693) at Chatham Dockyard, having her keel laid in May 1709 and being launched in September 1715.

The plan gives the dimensions as 171ft 9in on the gun deck, 139ft 7in lenght of keel for tonnage, 49ft 3in extreme breadth, 19ft 6in depth in hold, and 1801 burthen tons.

In 1735 she underwent a great repair, completed in 1737 before she was commissioned into service for the first time in 1741, when it joined Admiral Norris's Fleet. Because of this, it is possible that the ship looked quite different to this design. Notable alterations by this period included raising the height of the channels.

In 1756 she was renamed the 'Royal Anne' upon the launched of a new 100-gun 'Royal George' that year.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ0046
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Royal George (1715)
Date made: Circa 1715
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 662 mm x 1746 mm