HMS
St. George was named for the patron saint of
England. In 1801, she was Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson's
flagship prior to the Battle of Copenhagen. He
transferred his flag to HMS Elephant, whose
lighter draft enabled him to sail closer inshore for the
bombardment of the Danish capital on April 2.
In 1811, St. George was the flagship of Rear
Admiral Robert Reynolds's Baltic Fleet. On Christmas
Eve, the ships were off Jutland when a gale struck.
Captain Daniel Guion attempted to anchor near Ringkøbing,
Denmark, to await a favorable wind, but St. George
ran aground before the anchors could be let go. Despite
efforts to lighten the ship, she was pounded by the
heavy seas and sank with the loss of all but eleven of
her company. Defense was lost the same night.
12 February
1801: Nelson shifted his flag to the St George
17 February:
Nelson was ordered to place himself under the command of
Admiral Hyde Parker, in the fleet destined for the
Baltic.
21 February: Arrived at Spithead and proceeded to London
for a short period of leave
27 February: Nelson arrived back at Portsmouth and
boarded the St George, commanded by his old friend
Captain Hardy
28 February: The St George and various other ships got
under weigh at daylight. On board were 760 troops of the
49th regiment and 100 of a rifle corps.
29 March:
Nelson shifted his Flag from the St George to the
shallower draught Elephant and took command of about
half the fleet - ten sail of the line with shallow
draught and twenty-seven smaller ships, including
frigates, bomb-ketches and fire-ships for a direct
attack upon the city, perhaps to be followed by the
landing of troops.
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