HMS St George was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 October 1785 at Portsmouth.

He transferred to Elephant before the battle, as it was better suited for the shallow waters; St George remained in the background during the fighting.

Captain Sir William Bolton earned his promotion to Commander after his service on the St George in this battle, on 2 April 1801.

[6] In 1847 the Admiralty authorized the issuance of the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Copenhagen 1801" to all remaining survivors of the battle.

The days leading up to the stranding are documented by Commander Pater's log on Cressy and in greater detail in a classified report written by Pater to the Admiralty and a personal letter to his friend, Commander Lukin (documents at the National Maritime Museum, London; available in Danish translation in Jepsen, 1993).

The stranding itself is documented through eyewitness accounts from the few survivors and spectators on the beach and are preserved through official reports from Danish authorities and local newspapers.

The first letter was presented to Pater at 9 PM on December 23 and states that they find it an absolute necessity to try saving the ship by setting sail and turning away from the coast.

Undoubtedly, Pater was very well aware of the dire situation himself, as evidenced by his report to the Admiralty, where he writes that he knew already at 3 PM that St. George could not be saved.

[8] The Danish Government promptly informed the Admiralty about the disaster and expressed their deepest empathy with what is still today the greatest loss of lives for the Royal Navy.

The memorial consists of three stones with the following inscription on the back of the main store, facing the sea: Under Christmas in enduring days roared the Westjutland Sea Hundreds of young men of war found in the dunes their graves The stone raised to their memory Guarded while centuries pass (by newspaper editor Vidar Bruun, translated from Danish) St George's ship's bell was recovered in 1876 and served as church bell in the church of No near Ringkøbing until May 2011.