Highland Chief (ship)

Last updated April 17, 2025

Several vessels have been named Highland Chief:

Highland Chief (1798 ship) was launched at Calcutta in 1796 and made two voyages for the British East India Company before a French privateer captured her in 1802.
Highland Chief, of 306 or 380 tons (bm), was launched at Calcutta in 1806.^[1]^[2] On 5 October 1807 the French frigate Piémontaise captured Highland Chief, Makepiece, master, and took her into Mauritius.^[3] She had been carrying 1,000 sacks of wheat and rice, and her value as a prize was 158,796.76 French francs.^[4]

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↑ Phipps (1840), p. 138.
↑ Hackman (2001), p. 234.
↑ Lloyd's List №4243.
↑ Roman (2007), p.223.

References

Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.
Roman, Alain (2007) Robert Surcouf et ses frères. ISBN 9782844210500

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[FOOTNOTEPhipps1840138-1] Phipps (1840), p. 138.

[FOOTNOTEHackman2001234-2] Hackman (2001), p. 234.

[3] Lloyd's List №4243.

[4] Roman (2007), p.223.

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