The Loss of the Royal George by John Christian Schetky, c 1840 Tate Gallery, London (image 3000 x2075 px, 3.74 MB) On August 29 1782 Royal George, a magnificent 100 gun three-decker, suddenly sunk in the calm waters of Spithead. The catastrophe took lives of Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt and around 900 of the ship’s […]
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