HMS ''St George'', sometimes written as HMS ''George'', was a 42-gun

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of the

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, built by Andrew Burrell at

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and launched in 1622. By 1660 her armament had been increased to 56 guns. It finally increased to 60 guns. ''St George'' was hulked in 1687, and sunk as a

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at Sheerness in 1697.

Notes

Three decks lists William Burrell as the builder/designer

References

*Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. . *Three Decks Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Ships built in Deptford 1620s ships {{UK-line-ship-stub