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George

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Nominal Guns16ref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
First Mentioned11.11.1778ref:1846
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownref:1846
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeUnknown
Wrecked5.1781ref:1846

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen95Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1778/11/11 - 1781/05
Richard TombsBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1777-1781
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Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
11.11.177870 ref:1846

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.11.1778 - bef.10.5.1779Captain
Peter WadeBritish
Privateer
Service 1778-1799
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11.5.1779 - 5.1781Captain
John MajorBritish
Privateer
Service 1757-1782
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Service History


DateEventSource
11.1778

fitted out at Tomb's dock in  Bristol

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11.11.1778Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
1.1779

captured Effingham bound Casco Bay for Cadiz

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4.1779

returned from cruise Bristol

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bef.4.1779

captured brig Santa Catalina, 140 tons, which was sold at Bristol the same time as the San Jeronimo about July 1779

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11.5.1779Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
aft.6.1779

captured San Jeronimo from San Sebastian for Monte Christi, sent into Crookhaven, thence to Ilfracombe and then to  Bristol

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6.1779

sailed on cruise Bristol

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12.1779

arrived in  Bristol

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5.1781

George, while sailing for Quebec, was lost (crew saved) in gale at Faial

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Notes on Ship


Armamentref:1846

carriage guns were 6 and 4 pounders


shipref:1846

3 masts



 
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