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King George | 33997 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 24 | ref:1846 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| First Mentioned | 3.1761 | ref:1846 | |
| Home Port | Bristol - England | ref:1846 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | ref:1846 | |
| Category | Privateer | ref:1846 | |
| Ship Type | Unknown | ||
| Last known | 1762 | ref:1846 | |
sailed on a cruise from Bristol
ref:1846the King George engaged 2 French Men of War armed en flute which were bound for Mississippi, off Cape Finisterre, Spain
ref:1846the King George was put up for sale
ref:1846A mutiny occurred in this ship when off Cape Ortegal on 5th May, 1761, the King George was put into Camarinas, Spain where upwards of 100 of the crew escaped in boats. An account is given in Felix Farley’s Bristol Journal of 3rd April, 1762, the trial of the seven ringleaders having taken place on 30th March at the Old Bailey, when four men, Thomas Smith, Lawrence Tearman, Thomas Baldwin and Robert Maine, were convicted, and three, Matthew Johnson, John Smith and John Hughes were acquitted.
Early in 1762 the King George retook the following vessels and carried into Kingroad:
Fonmon Castle, Captain Stroud sailing Guadeloupe for London
Volunteer, Captain Woodford sailing Charleston for Cowes
Elizabeth, Captain Smith sailing Georgia for London
June 1762 captured French privateer Granbourg 14 guns 127 men, sent into Falmouth
July 1762 retook brigantine Levant 120 tons, snow Fair Lady, brig Apollo
August 1762 retook snow Sharpe of Glasgow