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| History | |
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 Great Britain | |
| Name | King George |
| Namesake | George III of the United Kingdom |
| Owner |
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| Builder | South Shields[1][a] |
| Launched | 1785[1] |
| Fate | No longer listed after 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 279,[4] 305,[1] or 320[5] (bm) |
| Complement | 59[5] |
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King George was a British merchant ship engaged in whaling and the maritime fur trade in the late 18th century. She was launched in 1785 and taken up by the King George's Sound Company. She sailed in 1785 on a voyage of exploration, together with the Queen Charlotte. The two vessels whaled in the South Seas and sought furs in the Pacific Northwest. They returned to England via Guangzhou (Canton), where they picked up cargoes for the British East India Company (EIC). Their voyage accomplished a circumnavigation of the world. On her return new owners apparently sailed her between Britain and South Carolina. She is no longer listed after 1796.
- ^ a b c d Lloyd's Register (1786), sequence no. K25.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 236.
- ^ Clayton (2014), p. 153.
- ^ Lloyd's Register (1789), Seq. №K23.
- ^ a b Pethick (1976), pp. 96–100.
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