King George (1783 ship)
King George was built on the Thames in 1783 as a West Indiaman. From 1817 she made four voyages as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. She was condemned at Guayaquil in 1824 on her fifth.
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Builder | Thames |
Launched | 1783 |
Fate | Condemned 1824 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 300, or 330, or 334, or 346 (bm) |
Armament | 2 × 6-pounder guns (1810) |
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