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Royal George
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Royal George, British naval vessel that sank on Aug. 29, 1782, while undergoing repairs at Spithead. Its commander, Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, and about 800 sailors and visitors were drowned. The incident is commemorated in William Cowper's poem "On the Loss of the Royal George."
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1782: The 100-ton battleship HMS Royal George sank off Spithead with the loss of more than 900 lives.
Onthisday by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Two others are based on Gunther Prien, the war commander who sunk the HMS Royal George at a time when its naval base, Scapa Flow, was thought indestructible.
DICE WITH DEATH; Nazi board games where kids got points for blitzing ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
1782: The 100-ton battleship HMS Royal George sank off Spithead with the loss of more than 900 lives.
ON THIS DAY IN.. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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