Royal George (East Indiaman)
Six vessels with the name Royal George made voyages for the British East India Company, and so may be referred to as East Indiamen. The company actually owned one, four were on long-term charter, and one was a one-voyage charter. The vessels were named in honour of one or more of the British kings whose name was George.
- Royal George made four voyages for the EIC between 1737 and 1750.[1]
- Royal George was launched in 1758 and made three voyages while under EIC ownership.[2]
- Royal George was launched in 1777 and made one complete voyage for the EIC. A Spanish fleet captured her in the Action of 9 August 1780. She then became the Spanish Navy 40-gun frigate Real Jorge, but was out of service by 1784 and broken up thereafter.[3]
- Royal George was launched in 1802 and made seven voyages for the EIC between 1803 and 1818.[4]
- Royal George was launched in 1820 and made two complete voyages for the EIC before she burned at Whampoa on 24 December 1825.[5]
- Royal George was a merchantman that the EIC chartered for a voyage in 1823-4.[6]
References
- ↑ National Archives: Royal George (1), accessed 22 November 2014.
- ↑ National Archives: Royal George (2), accessed 22 November 2014.
- ↑ National Archives: Royal George (3), accessed 22 November 2014.
- ↑ National Archives: Royal George (4), accessed 22 November 2014.
- ↑ National Archives: Royal George (5), accessed 22 November 2014.
- ↑ National Archives: Royal George (6), accessed 22 November 2014.