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George White

NationalityBritish 
RolesShip Builder, Dockyard Staff 
First Known Service6.3.1773CSORN
Last Known Service29.4.1779CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1.8.175313.3.1755Appointed Master Mastmaker at Deptford Dockyard ADM 6/18/76ADM 6/18
13.3.17555.6.1755Appointed Assistant Master Shipwright at Sheerness Dockyard ADM 6/18/147ADM 6/18
13.3.17555.6.1755Appointed Master Caulker at Sheerness Dockyard ADM 6/18/147ADM 6/18
5.6.17556.8.1755Appointed Master Caulker at Chatham Dockyard ADM 6/18/172ADM 6/18
5.6.17556.8.1755Appointed Third Assistant Shipwright at Chatham Dockyard ADM 6/18/172ADM 6/18
6.8.175514.5.1762Appointed Assistant Master Shipwright at Woolwich Dockyard ADM 6/18/187ADM 6/18
14.5.17626.1771Appointed Second Assistant Shipwright at Plymouth Dockyard ADM 6/19/409ADM 6/19
17.6.17716.3.1773Appointed Assistant Master Shipwright at Deptford Dockyard ADM 6/20/382ADM 6/20
6.3.177330.3.1778Appointed Master Shipwright at Sheerness Dockyard ADM 6/20/481ADM 6/20
12.8.1775 Launched
Atalanta (14) 1775-1781
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Sloop at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness 		BWAS-1714
25.10.1775 Launched
Bristol (50) 1775-1810
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Ship of the Line at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness 		BWAS-1714
14.9.1776 Launched
Fly (14) 1776-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Sloop at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness 		BWAS-1714
30.3.177829.4.1779Appointed Master Shipwright at Woolwich Dockyard ADM 6/21/384ADM 6/21
29.4.1779 Appointed Master Shipwright at Portsmouth Dockyard ADM 6/21/547ADM 6/21
30.6.1779 Launched
Edgar (74) 1779-1835
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1814 Renamed "Retribution"
, Ship of the Line at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich 		BWAS-1714
26.3.1781 Launched
Eurydice (24) 1781-1834
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 		BWAS-1714
25.4.1781 Launched
Crocodile (24) 1781-1784
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 		BWAS-1714
18.10.1781 Launched
Warrior (74) 1781-1857
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Ship of the Line at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 		BWAS-1714
2.3.1790 Launched
Fury (16) 1790-1811
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Sloop at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 		BWAS-1714
11.1816 Launched
Wolf (8) 1816-1829
British 8 Gun
Unrated Cutter
, Cutter at Cowes - Isle of Wight 		 
1826 Launched
Cracker (Unknown) 1826-1842
British Unknown Gun
Unrated Cutter
, Cutter at Cowes - Isle of Wight 		 
1826 Launched
Dwarf (2) 1826-1862
British 2 Gun
Unrated Cutter
, Cutter at Cowes - Isle of Wight 		 
1844/12/06 Designed Termagant Class (1844) - 24 gun Screw Frigate 
11.4.1846 Launched
Contest (12) 1846-1868
British 12 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Sloop at Cowes - Isle of Wight 		 
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Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01James Daschuk
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Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:26Jon Miller
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