Royal George (1777 ship)
The Indiaman Royal George in Three Positions in the Downs, by Francis Holman, 1779. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Royal George |
| Owner | East India Company |
| Builder | Randall, Gray & Brent, Rotherhithe |
| Launched | 17 October 1777, or 18 October |
| Captured | 1780 |
| Kingdom of Spain | |
| Name | Real Jorge |
| Out of service | 1784 |
| Captured | 1780 |
| Fate | Broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 758, (bm) |
| Armament |
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Royal George was a three-decker East Indiaman launched in 1777. She made one voyage to Madras and China for the British East India Company. Her voyage took place during the American War of Independence, and she had just set out on her second voyage when a Spanish fleet captured her on 9 August 1780, together with almost the entire convoy of which she was a member. The Spanish Navy took her into service as Real Jorge, a frigate of 40 guns. She was out of service by 1784, and broken up thereafter.