Career
On 2 October 1801 the EIC agreed with George Clay, Esq., that Devaynes (which had not yet been launched), would perform six voyages for the EIC at a freight rate of £13 15s per ton, for 600 tons.
1st EIC voyage (1802–1804): Captain William Adderley sailed from the Downs on 17 August 1802, bound for Madras. Devaynes reached the Cape on 21 November and Madras on 12 February 1830. She arrived at Calcutta on 17 March and Kedgeree on 26 May. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 11 July, reached St Helena on 15 February 1804, and arrived at Gravesend on 30 April. [2]
2nd EIC voyage (1804−1806): Captain Adderley acquired a letter of marque on 9 August 1804. [3] He sailed from Portsmouth on 4 September 1804, bound for Bombay and Madras. Devaynes was at Madeira on 27 September and Cochin on 13 February 1805. She reached Bombay on 4 March and Madras on 3 June. [2] Homeward bound, she sailed from Madras on 10 September, but being leaky, three days later she parted from the other Indiamen with which she was in company and supposedly ailed for Calcutta. Instead, she sailed to Penang, where she refitted. She sailed for London in November, and reached St Helena on 5 February 1806. She arrived back at the Downs on 14 June. [2]
3rd EIC voyage (1807–1808): Captain Adderley sailed from Portsmouth on 4 January 1807, bound for Madras and Bengal. Devaynes was at the Cape on 15 April, reached Madras on 11 June, and arrived at Kidderpore on 25 July. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 26 September and Madras on 22 October. She reached the Cape on 31 December and St Helena on 25 January 1808. she arrived at the Downs on 4 April. [2]
4th EIC voyage (1808–1810): Captain James Normand acquired a letter of marque on 15 August 1808. [3] Normand (or Mormand), sailed from Portsmouth on 17 September 1808, bound for Bombay, Madras, and Bengal. Devaynes was at Madeira on 29 September, Colombo on 22 February 1809, and Goa on 18 March. She arrived at Bombay on 26 May. From there she reached Madras on 17 May and arrived at Diamond Harbour on 28 June. [2] In August she grounded in the Bengal River and had to go into dock to repair. [6] Homeward bound she was Kidderpore on 13 September and Saugor on 2 November. She reached Madras on 19 December, the Cape on 19 February 1810, and St Helena on 15 April. She arrived at Gravesend on 6 June and Woolwich on 7 July. [2]
5th EIC voyage (1811–1812): Capt Octavius Brooks acquired a letter of marque on 7 February 1811. He sailed from Torbay on 12 May, bound for Madras and Bengal. Devaynes reached Madras on 12 September and arrived at Calcutta on 21 October. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 24 December, reached St Helena on 12 May 1812, and arrived at Gravesend on 26 July.
6th EIC voyage (1813–1814): Captain John Short sailed from Portsmouth on 18 March 1813, bound for Madras and Bengal. Devaynes reached Madras on 17 August and arrived at Calcutta on 23 September. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 6 November, Point de Galle on 29 December, and the Cape on 1 March. She reached St Helena on 18 March and arrived at Blackwall on 4 June.
In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC.Devaynes's owners applied for such a licence on 18 April 1814 and received it the next day.
On 21 May 1815 Devaynes, Brooks, master, sailed from Gravesend, bound for India. On 6 May 1816 she arrived back at Gravesend, having come from Batavia.
On 12 August 1816, Devaynes, Brooks, master, sailed from Gravesend, bound for Bombay. She arrived at Bengal before 10 January 1817, and sailed for London prior to 17 February.
Northampton, was a three-decker merchant ship launched in 1801 upon the River Thames, England. She made eight voyages to India as an extra (chartered) ship for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1801 and 1819. During the same period she made one separate trip transporting convicts from Britain to New South Wales, followed by a voyage for the EIC from China back to England. In 1820 she carried settlers to South Africa. She is last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1822.
Northumberland was launched in 1805. She made six voyages as an extra ship of the British East India Company (EIC), between 1805 and 1818. In 1810 and 1811 she served as a transport in the British invasions of Mauritius and Java. She was sold for breaking up in 1819.
Retreat was launched in 1801 and briefly sailed as a West Indiaman between London and Jamaica. She then made five voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) as an "extra ship", that is, under charter. She was broken up in 1814.
Bengal was launched in 1799 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made four complete voyages but foundered in 1809 with no trace while homeward bound from the fifth.
Lord Melville was launched in 1803 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made six voyages for the company before she was sold for a hulk in 1817.
Huddart was launched in 1803 as an East Indiaman. She made eight voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), between 1803 and 1818. In 1810-1811 she participated as a transport in two British military campaigns. In 1818 new owners deployed her in sailing to Canada. She was wrecked there in 1821.
Phoenix was launched in 1804 as an East Indiaman. She made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), between 1805 and 1819. In 1810 and 1811 she participated as a transport in two British military campaigns. She was broken up by 1821.
City of London was launched in 1800 as an East Indiaman. She made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1800 and 1814 when she was taken up as a troopship for one voyage. She made one more voyage to India under a license from the EIC and then was broken up circa 1817.
Sir Stephen Lushington was launched in 1796 as an East Indiaman. She made seven voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). During this period she took part as a transport in two military campaigns, the cancelled attack on Manila in 1797, and the capture of Mauritius in 1810. In 1812 she became a West Indiaman, thought around 1816 she made another voyage to India. Thereafter her ownership and trade becomes ambiguous: she either traded with Spain until 1822, or with South America until 1825.
Lord Hawkesbury was launched in 1787 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made eight voyages for the EIC before she was sold in 1808 for breaking up.
Duke of Montrose was launched in 1785 as an East Indiaman. She made eight voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). She then briefly became a troop transport, sailing to the West Indies. She was sold in 1811 for breaking up.
Calcutta was launched in 1798 as an East Indiaman. She made four voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), and disappeared while homeward bound from Bengal on her fifth voyage.
General Stuart was launched in 1801 as an East Indiaman. She made seven voyages as an "extra ship" for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1801 and 1814. She then sailed between England and India under a license from the EIC. In 1819 she transported convicts from England to New South Wales. She continued to trade with Australia and was last listed in 1825.
Lady Carrington was launched at Bristol in 1809. In an apparently short and uneventful career, she made five voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) before she was broken up in 1823.
Worcester was launched in 1785 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made eight voyages to India and China for the EIC and participated as a transport in two naval expeditions before she was sold in 1809 for breaking up.
Diana was launched in 1799 as a West Indiaman. From 1805 she made four voyages as an East Indiaman under charter to the British East India Company. She made a fifth voyage to India in 1817 under a license from the EIC. She ran into difficulties in the Hooghly River while homeward bound and was condemned in Bengal in June 1818.
Sovereign was launched at Rotherhithe in 1800 as a West Indiaman. The British East India Company (EIC) then took her up as an "extra" ship on several contracts; in all she made seven voyages as an East Indiaman for the EIC. After she left the EIC's service in 1817 she continued to trade with India, but under a license from the EIC. She was broken up in 1822.
Walthamstow was launched in December 1799 in Rotherhithe. She made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). She was sold in 1814 for breaking up.
Carmarthen was launched in 1802 as an East Indiaman. She made eight round voyages as an "extra" ship for the British East India Company (EIC). She then took one more voyage to India, sailing under a licence from the EIC. She was last listed in 1820.
Indus was launched in 1803 at Newcastle on Tyne. In 1804 the British East India Company (EIC) hired her for six voyages to India as an "extra ship". She completed the last of these six voyages in 1814. Thereafter she continued to trade with India, but privately, sailing under a licence from the EIC. She was last listed in 1823.
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