George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence by being drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine). He appears as a character in William Shakespeare's plays "Henry VI, Part 3" and "Richard III", in which his death is attributed to the machinations of Richard. George was born on 21 October 1449 in Dublin at a time when his father, the Duke of York, had begun to challenge Henry VI for the crown. His godfather was James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond. He was the third of the four sons of Richard and Cecily who survived to adulthood. His father died in 1460. In 1461 his elder brother, Edward,
Hired armed cutter Duke of Clarence Brent Clements. Clements received the mission to take "Duke of Clarence" to patrol between the Minquiers and Chausey to meet a boat bringing intelligence from France. On 24 November 1804, "Duke of Clarence" sighted a large French lugger and set off in chase, with the hired armed cutter "Albion" joining in. The lugger's crew ran their boat on shore near Granville, Manche. "Duke of Clarence" sent a boat in to examine the lugger, which turned out to have a cargo of oysters and cider. As "Duke of Clarence" awaited her boat's return she hit a submerged rock with the result