King George (1781 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameKing George
Ordered14 September 1780
BuilderRandall & Brent, Thames
Launched7 March 1781
FateFoundered 1822
General characteristics
Tons burthen280, or 286, or 290, or 303 (bm)
Complement
  • 1793:45
  • 1808:32
Armament
  • 1781:6 × 12-pounder + 10 × 9-pounder + 2 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1793: 18 × 9-pounder guns + 6swivel guns
  • 1805: 8 × 6-pounder + 8 × 9-pounder guns
  • 1808: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 14 × 12-pounder carronades
  • 1814: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 14 × 12-pounder carronades

King George was launched on the Thames in 1781. She spent about three-quarters of her career sailing for the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), and was the third vessel by her name to sail for the HBC. She then spent the last quarter of her career as a whaler in the British northern whale fishery. She foundered there without a trace in 1822.

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