George was an Australian sloop wrecked in 1806. George was a sloop of 28 tons that had been built on the Hawkesbury River, New South Wales for John Palmer of Sydney. On 15 May 1803 George ran aground on New Year's Island on its way to Bass Strait. It was eventually refloated on 1 February 1804, although a carpenter drowned in the process. In 1806, George under the command of Thomas Birbeck was carried onto rocks by a strong current in Twofold Bay in late January or early February. On refloating George it was found to be so badly damaged that it was immediately beached. The crew were attacked by aborigines throwing spears and burning grass. Birbeck and the crew opened fire and killed several aborigines. The crew then set off for Sydney in the ships boat and arrived there on 13 February 1806.