George Parsons
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George Parsons (died 1812), was a prolific shipbuilder in Bursledon, Hampshire for the Royal Navy between 1780 and his death.
He built his ships at the same Bursledon Point shipyard on the river Hamble as previously used by the 'master' shipbuilder Philemon Ewer.
The warships he built were:
| 1780 | HMS Fox | |
| 1781 | HMS Quebec | (32-gun) |
| 1782 | HMS Ardent | (64-gun) |
| 1783 | HMS Phoenix | (36-gun) |
| 1786 | HMS Elephant | (74-gun) |
| HMS Dover | (44-gun) | |
| 1795 | HMS Diligence | |
| 1797 | HMS Galatea | |
| HMS Cambrian | ||
| 1798 | HMS Penelope | (36-gun) |
| 1800 | HMS Jason | |
| 1801 | HMS Resistance | |
| 1803 | HMS Apollo | (38-gun) |
| HMS Tribune | ||
| 1804 | HMS Fly | |
| 1807 | HMS Horatio |
[edit] References
- Michael Phillips. Ships of the Old Navy, A History of Sailing Ships of the Royal Navy. Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
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