Fame (1815 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Fame (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Name	Fame
Builder	John Goodie, Quebec [1]
Launched	1815 [1]
Fate	Last listed in 1833
General characteristics
Tons burthen	204, [2] or 205 [3] [1] (bm)

Fame was built in 1815 at Quebec. She transferred her registry to Great Britain in 1819. She traded widely and was last listed in 1833.

Career

Fame first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1816. ^[4]

Fame was re-registered at Greenock in 1819. ^[3]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1816	Abrams	Capt. & Co.	Greenock–Quebec	LR
1820	R.Frew	Capt & Co.	Greenock–Jamaica Greenock–New Orleans	LR
1822	R.Frew P.Scott	Captain Thompson & Co.	Greenock–Leghorn Greenock–St Thomas
1824	D.Neil	Thompson	Greenock–Trinidad	LR
1826	P.Smith	Thompson & Co.	London–Sierra Leone	LR
1828	M'Kinley	Captain & Co.	Greenock–Honduras	LR
1830				LR – not listed
1831	Watson	Walkinshaw	Liverpool–New South Wales	LR
1833	Watson	Walkinshaw	Liverpool–New South Wales	LR; "wants repair"

Citations

1. Marcil (1995), p. 368.
2. Hackman (2001), p. 276.
3. Library and Archives Canada, Ship Registrations 1787–1966, Item: 22359: FAME.
4. LR (1816), Supple. pages "F", Seq.No.F18.

References

• Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN   0-905617-96-7.
• Marcil, Eileen Reed (1995). The Charley-Man: a history of wooden shipbuilding at Quebec 1763-1893. Kingston, Ontario: Quarry. ISBN   1-55082-093-1.