HMS St George (1892)

History
Name	HMS St George
Builder	C & W Earle, Hull
Laid down	April 23 1890
Launched	June 23 1892
Reclassified	Depot ship 1909
Fate	Sold for breaking up July 1 1920
General characteristics
Tons burthen	7,350 tons
Length	387.5 ft (118.1 m)
Beam	60 ft (18 m)
Armament	2 x BL 9.2 inch guns 10 x QF 6-inch (152.4 mm) guns 12 x 6 pdr guns

For other ships with the same name, see HMS St George.

HMS St George was a first class cruiser of the Edgar class. She was launched on June 23 1892.

She took part in the 40 minute long Anglo-Zanzibar War and served in the First World War. She was designated as a depot ship in 1909, and sold for breaking up at Plymouth on July 1 1920.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
• Roger Chesneau and Eugene M. Kolesnik, ed., Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1860-1905, (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1979), ISBN 0-85177-133-5