Admiral George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk (2 August 1716 – 22 January 1792) was a Scottish naval officer and peer.

[1][2] His first appointment was as third lieutenant to his good friend Captain Curtis Barnett in the ship of the line HMS Dragon, in the Mediterranean Fleet of Rear-Admiral Nicholas Haddock.

[2] On 25 August of the same year Carnegie was promoted to post captain and given command of the frigate HMS Bideford in which he served in the Western Approaches for the winter of 1741-42.

[5] Carnegie then put to sea again and on 7 July joined with the frigate HMS Deal Castle upon learning that a number of enemy ships were taking shelter in Vigo.

[8] After sailing to and then leaving Madagascar the squadron split in two with Carnegie and Preston going with Commodore Barnett and the ship of the line HMS Deptford.

In October he was detached from Barnett's squadron with Preston and the frigate HMS Lively to cruise near the trade routes of the Ganges.

[Note 3][16] Carnegie died on 22 January 1792 at his seat Ethie Castle in Angus, Scotland, his titles passing down to his eldest surviving son.

[17] He married his maternal first cousin once removed, Lady Anne Leslie (1730-1779),[18] daughter of the 5th Earl of Leven and Elizabeth Monypenny, on 30 April 1748 and had six children:[14]