HMS Royal George

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HMS Royal George was a prominent 18th-century Royal Navy ship of the line, best known as Admiral Edward Hawke’s flagship during major naval engagements such as the Battle of Quiberon Bay.

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HMS Royal George canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy warship ⓘ
first-rate ship of the line ⓘ
ship of the line ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
armament 100 guns ⓘ
belligerentSide British side at the Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
class first-rate ship of the line ⓘ
constructionMaterial wood ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
engagementRole fleet flagship ⓘ
line-of-battle ship ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
flagshipOf Admiral Edward Hawke ⓘ
linked to: Sir Edward Hawke
launched 1756 ⓘ
namedAfter King George II of Great Britain ⓘ
navalCampaign Western Approaches operations during the Seven Years' War ⓘ
navalTheatre Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Bay of Biscay ⓘ
notableCommander Edward Hawke ⓘ
linked to: Sir Edward Hawke
notableFor participation in the Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
service as Admiral Edward Hawke’s flagship ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
opposedForceAtQuiberonBay French Navy ⓘ
propulsion sail ⓘ
rate first rate ⓘ
role capital ship ⓘ
serviceEntry 1746 ⓘ
shipType three-decker ⓘ
tookPartIn Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edward Hawke → shipCommanded → HMS Royal George ⓘ
Spithead mutiny → notableShipInvolved → HMS Royal George ⓘ