HMS Prince George was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship constructed for the Royal Navy, launched on 22 August 1895 and commissioned on 26 November 1896. She measured 421 feet (128 meters) in overall length, with a beam of 75 feet (23 meters) and a draft of 27 feet (8.2 meters). Her displacement at full load was approximately 16,060 long tons (16,320 tons). The ship's propulsion system comprised two 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines powered by eight coal-fired Scotch marine boilers, later reboilered with oil-fired boilers around 1907–1908. Her engines delivered a top speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph), with a crew complement of 672 officers and ratings. The vessel's main armament consisted of four BL 12-inch (305 mm) Mk VIII guns housed in twin-gun turrets, positioned forward and aft, with turrets mounted on pear-shaped barbettes. Her secondary armament included twelve QF 6-inch (152 mm) guns in casemates amidships, complemented by sixteen QF 12-pounder and twelve QF 2-pounder guns for defense against torpedo boats. Additionally, Prince George was equipped with five 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes, four submerged and one deck-mounted. Her armor protection featured a belt of Harvey steel, 9 inches (229 mm) thick, providing significant protection without excessive weight. The main battery barbettes were protected with 14 inches (356 mm) of armor, and the conning tower had similar thickness. The armored deck varied from 2.5 to 4.5 inches (64 to 114 mm). Prince George served initially with the Channel Fleet, participating in significant events such as the Fleet Review for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 and the Coronation Fleet Review of King Edward VII in 1902. After a collision with her sister ship Hannibal in 1903, she underwent repairs and later served with the Atlantic and Home Fleets, including as the flagship of the Portsmouth Division of the Home Fleet. During World War I, she was involved in early war operations, including covering troop movements and supporting the Dardanelles Campaign from 1915, where she participated in bombardments and supported evacuations. She sustained a hit below the waterline but remained operational. Later, she served as an accommodation and depot ship, notably at Scapa Flow, where she was renamed Victorious II in 1918. She reverted to her original name in 1919, was decommissioned in 1920, and sold for scrap in 1921. On her voyage to Germany, she was wrecked off Camperduin, Netherlands, and remains there as a wreck and breakwater, buried in sand since 2014.

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