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37: 43: 1238: 1233: 395:'s expedition to the West Indies. Her captain was John Fam Timins, who had acquired a letter of marque on 12 September 1795. She sailed for the West Indies on 9 December, but bad weather delayed the start of the expedition and the vessels had to put back to England. After numerous false starts aborted by weather issues, the fleet sailed on 26 April to invade 511:
and was also carrying a number of invalided soldiers. She ran aground on Pedro Point, Jamaica, before she had even cleared the island. As she fired guns to signal her distress, the fire communicated itself to her magazine. She blew up, killing the majority of those on board.
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on 7 October. Homeward bound, she was at "Broken Ground" on 19 February 1793, Madras on 19 April, and St Helena on 31 July. She arrived at the Downs on 27 September. Shortly before she returned, the EIC acquired a
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on 7 September and arrived at Whampoa Anchorage on 6 October. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 5 January 1795, reached St Helena on 14 April, and arrived at the Downs on 23 July.
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arrived at Whampoa Anchorage on 30 August. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 24 November, reached St Helena on 24 February 1790, and arrived at the downs on 28 April.
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was at the Cape, officers and crew went ashore. While Colnett was on shore, his second mate, Mr. Reid assaulted him. A subsequent court-martial on
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at Portsmouth, together with a number of other Indiamen in anticipation of using them as transports for an attack on
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and her new owners employed her in trade with Jamaica. She underwent a good repair that year. She appears in
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Captain George Millet (or Millett), sailed from the Downs on 21 November 1786 bound for Bombay and China.
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143 ft 2 in (43.6 m) (overall); 116 ft 2 in (35.4 m) (keel)
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for 1800 shows J. Cundall as master and owner, and her trade still as London—Jamaica.
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arrived at Madras on 27 July. Homeward bound, perhaps from Bengal, she arrived at the
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Captain Colnett sailed from Portsmouth on 6 April 1797, bound for Madras and Bengal.
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sailed from Jamaica on 7 July 1800 in a convoy for London. She had a cargo of 400
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on 4 January, reached st Helena on 5 April, and arrived at the Downs on 22 June.
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Captain John Sherwood sailed from the Downs on 14 April 1789, bound for China.
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Transport vessels for the cancelled British invasion of Île de France (1794)
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Captain Richard Colnett sailed from the Downs on 2 May 1792, bound for
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reported that her master was Eilbeck, and that her people were saved.
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Captain Colnett sailed from Portsmouth on 2 May, bound for China.
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was launched in 1784 and made six voyages for the British
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with Cundall, master, and Blight & Co., owners. The
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on 8 April 1786 and arrived at the Downs on 17 June.
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Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Eras
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on 23 April 1787 and Bombay on 6 May. She arrived at
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Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. 784: 765: 736: 662: 399:, with troops under Lieutenant-General 1253: 108:Destroyed in an explosion in July 1800 826: 623: 621: 619: 617: 615: 613: 611: 595: 549: 34: 1281:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom 593: 591: 589: 587: 585: 583: 581: 579: 577: 575: 208:1793:26 × 12&6-pounder guns + 9 445:sentenced Reid to two years in the 257:Captain Jonathan Court sailed from 13: 608: 14: 1312: 1266:Ships built by the Blackwall Yard 804:Parkinson, C. Northcote (2013) . 572: 336:on 2 September 1793 for Colnett. 175:14 ft 9 in (4.5 m) 1236: 1231: 214:1795::26 × 12&6-pounder guns 41: 35: 1301:Shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea 806:Trade in Eastern Seas 1793—1813 787:Ships of the East India Company 742: 261:on 11 February 1785, bound for 716: 684: 668: 526: 1: 759: 543: 342:The British government held 7: 700:. 7 June 1800. p. 623. 391:as a troopship for Admiral 65:George III of Great Britain 10: 1317: 1286:Maritime incidents in 1800 1276:Age of Sail merchant ships 421:EIC voyage #6 (1797-1798): 413: 364: 340:EIC voyage #5 (1794-1795): 317:EIC voyage #4 (1792-1793): 307:EIC voyage #3 (1789-1790): 285:EIC voyage #2 (1786-1787): 255:EIC voyage #1 (1785-1786): 15: 1296:Naval magazine explosions 1226: 1203:December (unknown date): 1139: 900:February (unknown date): 860: 766:Grocott, Terence (1997). 532:In 1818 Timins purchased 249: 112: 29: 25: 1049:October (unknown date): 890:January (unknown date): 519: 478:In 1798 her owners sold 217:1800:14 × 9-pounder guns 1006:August (unknown date): 785:Hackman, Rowan (2001). 495: 393:Hugh Cloberry Christian 385:West Indies Expedition: 113:General characteristics 167: in (10.8 m) 76:1784:Henry Hinde Pelly 963:July (unknown date): 79:1798:Blight & Co. 566:Register of Shipping 490:Register of Shipping 401:Sir Ralph Abercromby 1086:Hired armed cutter 770:. London: Chatham. 697:The London Gazette 641:on 20 October 2016 240:East India Company 18:King George (ship) 1248: 1247: 726:(1798), Seq.№K70. 600:British Library: 429:Cape of Good Hope 297:Whampoa Anchorage 231: 230: 1308: 1240: 1235: 1219: 1209: 1199: 1183: 1173: 1163: 1153: 1132: 1091: 1073: 1062: 1045: 1034: 1023: 1012: 1002: 991: 980: 969: 959: 949: 938: 927: 917: 906: 896: 886: 875: 847: 840: 833: 824: 823: 819: 800: 781: 754: 746: 740: 739:, pp. 96–7. 734: 728: 724:Lloyd's Register 720: 714: 711:Parkinson (2013) 708: 702: 701: 688: 682: 672: 666: 660: 651: 650: 648: 646: 640: 634:. Archived from 633: 625: 606: 597: 570: 568:(1800), Seq.№19. 562: 537: 530: 485:Lloyd's Register 431:on 24 December. 334:letter of marque 166: 165: 161: 158: 132: 131: 130: 126: 121:755, or 776, or 92:Perry, Blackwall 46: 45: 44: 39: 23: 22: 1316: 1315: 1311: 1310: 1309: 1307: 1306: 1305: 1251: 1250: 1249: 1244: 1222: 1212: 1202: 1186: 1176: 1166: 1156: 1146: 1140:Other incidents 1135: 1094: 1076: 1065: 1048: 1037: 1026: 1015: 1005: 994: 983: 972: 962: 952: 941: 935:Queen Charlotte 930: 920: 909: 899: 889: 878: 867: 856: 851: 816: 797: 778: 762: 757: 747: 743: 735: 731: 721: 717: 709: 705: 689: 685: 673: 669: 661: 654: 644: 642: 638: 631: 627: 626: 609: 598: 573: 563: 550: 546: 541: 540: 534:Hilfield Castle 531: 527: 522: 498: 455:Articles of War 418: 369: 329:Diamond Harbour 252: 163: 159: 156: 154: 128: 124: 123: 122: 82:1800:J. 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Index

King George (ship)

George III of Great Britain
bm
swivel guns
East India Company
West Indiaman
the Downs
Bombay
Johanna
Diamond Creek
St Helena
Cochin
Whampoa Anchorage
Second Bar
Madras
Diamond Harbour
letter of marque
Île de France
£
s
d
Transport vessels for the cancelled British invasion of Île de France (1794)
Anger
Hugh Cloberry Christian
St Lucia
Sir Ralph Abercromby
Saint Vincent
Grenada
Transport vessels for the British expedition to the West Indies (1795)

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