| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Ariadne |
| Namesake | Ariadne |
| Owner | |
| Builder | G. and N. Langborne, Whitby |
| Launched | 6 October 1794 |
| Fate | Last listed 1811 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 401, [2] or 418, [1] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 30 [3] |
| Armament |
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Ariadne was launched in 1794 at Whitby. Two years later a new owner shifted her registry to London. She then made one voyage for the British East India Company. On her return she sailed on between England and the West Indies. She is last listed in 1811.
After her change of ownership and registration in 1796, Ariadne appears in Lloyd's Register for 1796 with G. Faith, master, J. Reeves, owner, and trade London—Jamaica. [4] The next year her master changed to J. Walker, and her trade to London—East India.
Captain John Walker acquired a letter of marque on 4 January 1797. [3] [lower-alpha 1] He sailed on 16 February from Falmouth, bound for Madras and Bengal. Ariadne reached Calcutta on 29 June. Homeward bound, she was at Culpee on 16 October and reached the Cape on 4 January 1799. She reached St Helena on 23 January, and left on 1 May, arriving at Cork on 24 June and Deptford on 15 July. [6]
On her return, Ariadne resumed her trade with the West Indies.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1798 | J.Walker Dixon | J. Reeve | London—India London—Antigua |
| 1799 | Dixon Langley | J. Reeve | London—Antigua London transport |
| 1800 | Langley A. Sterling | J. Reeve | London transport London—Jamaica |
| 1801 | A. Sterling | J. Reeve | London—Jamaica |
| 1802 | A. Sterling | J. Reeve | London—Jamaica |
| 1803 | J.Sterling J. Sunley | J. Reeve | London—Jamaica |
| 1804 | J. Sunley | J. Reeve | London—Jamaica |
The 1804 information continues unchanged in Lloyd's Register to 1809, and in the Register of Shipping to 1811. Ariadne is absent from the subsequent registers.
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Queen was launched at Quebec in 1795. She made three voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) and then became a West Indiaman, trading between London and West Indies. She was last listed in 1813.
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Latona was launched at Whitby in 1789. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC), one as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people, and one as a whaling ship in the southern whale fishery. She spent the rest of her career as a merchantman. She was wrecked in February 1842.
Coverdale was launched at Whitby in 1795. She made two voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). She then became a West Indiaman. She foundered in 1806 on her way back to England from Jamaica.
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Brunswick was launched at Newcastle in 1795. She made one voyage as an "extra ship", i.e., under charter, to the British East India Company (EIC). She then traded generally until she foundered in 1809.
Sylph was launched at Whitby in 1791. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC) to New South Wales and China. However, a French privateer captured her in 1798 as she was returning to England.
Suffolk was launched in 1795 at Newcastle. In 1800 she made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). She traded widely as different owners deployed her on one route or another.
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Varuna was launched at Calcutta in 1796. She made four voyages as an "extra ship" for the British East India Company (EIC), and then spent two years as a troopship. She returned to India in 1806. She was lost in 1811, probably in a typhoon.
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