File:Ships at Spithead 1797.jpg

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English: Ships at Spithead 1797. Sceptre. King George, Hudson's Bay Company. Rodney, East Indiaman. Ganges. Perseverance. General Goddard, East Indiaman; watercolour.

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  • Seahorse (1782), King George (1781), Rodney (fl.1782), Major (fl.1781), Ganges (1782), General Goddard (fl.1782), Perseverance (1781), Sceptre (1781)
  • King George (1781). Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). ‘King George’, launched 1781, is listed in the Register as ship-rigged, 290 tons, and built “River” (i.e. the Thames).
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