HMS Sophia of the Palatinate

HMS Sophia of the Palatinate
Rating: 3rd-rate

Class: Wenden-Class Ship of the Line

Date of Commission: January 9th, 1723

Shipyard: Anderson & Sons, Kopenhagen

Guns: 72

Crew: 650

Status: In commission.

History:
Build in 1715, this Ship was on duty for the danish King till the Britain King Georg I bought it as a gift for his mother Sophia of the Palatinate. As a tribute to his beloved mother, the ship was painted in the colours of the Palantine, which is yellow and black.

Captains:

 * 1723-present: Captain Ceith Robertson