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HMS St George (1785)
HMS ''St George'' was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 October 1785 at Portsmouth.〔 In 1793 she captured one of the richest prizes ever. She then participated in the Naval Battle of Hyères Islands in 1795 and took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. She was wrecked off Jutland in 1811 with the loss of almost all her crew.
==Service==
In 1793 Captain John Gell was appointed to be a Rear-Admiral of the Blue and raised his flag on the ''St George''.〔 Whilst in the Mediterranean with his division of the fleet, Gell was able to seize a French privateer and its Spanish-registered prize the ''St Jago''. These ships were said to be one of the most valuable prizes ever brought to England.〔 The ownership of the ''St Jago'' was a matter of some debate and was not settled until 4 February 1795, when the value of the cargo was put at £935,000 (£}} in ). At this time all the crew, captains, officers and admirals could expect to share in this prize. Admiral Hood's share was £50,000 (£}} in ). The ships that conveyed ''St Jago'' to Portsmouth were ''St George'', ''Egmont'', ''Edgar'', ''Ganges'' and ''Phaeton''.〔(Annual Register ), accessed 6 October 2008〕
In October 1793 Gell was able to obtain the surrender of the French frigate ''Modeste'', which had abused the neutrality of the port of Genoa. After this Gell had to return to England for the last time due to ill health.〔〔(The Literary Panorama, Obituary ), 1807〕
''St George'' was present at the Naval Battle of Hyères Islands in 1795, and took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, Flying Nelson's Flag, her captain was Thomas Masterman Hardy, future captain of HMS ''Victory'' under Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar. In 1847 the Admiralty authorized the issuance of the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Copenhagen 1801" to all remaining survivors of the battle.
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