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On 14 March 1804, the EIC chartered Lord Keith for six voyages at a rate of £13 14s/ton (bm) for peace freight, and £9 19s/ton (bm) for contingencies, based on a tonnage of 600 tons (bm).
EIC voyage #1 (1804-1805)
Captain Patrick Ramage acquired a letter of marque on 25 June 1804. [3] He sailed from Portsmouth on 4 September, bound for Madras and Bengal. Lord Keith was at Madeira on 27 September, and reached Madras on 17 February 1805. She arrived at Diamond Harbour on 19 March. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 3 June, reached St Helena on 22 October, and arrived at The Downs on 23 December. [2]
EIC voyage #2 (1806-1807)
Captain Ramage sailed from Portsmouth on 10 June 1806, bound for St Helena and Bengal. Lord Keith reached St Helena on 22 August. [2]
Lloyd's List reported that the Indiaman Dover Castle had retaken Admiral Rainier, country-ship, at 3°N89°E / 3°N 89°E / 3; 89 , on 30 December 1806. According to the account, Admiral Rainer had been captured by a corvette. [5] The officers and men of the Indiamen Lord Keith and Dover Castle received salvage money in October 1810 for the recapture of Admiral Rainier on 31 December 1806, [6] as did Ocean. [7]
Lord Keith arrived at Diamond Harbour on 21 January 1807. She was at Saugor on 22 February and arrived at Bencoolen on 10 April. Ramage died at Fort Marlborough, i.e., Bencoolen. Lord Keith's First Officer was John Mayne.Lord Keith reached St Helena on 9 August, and arrived at The Downs on 10 November. [2] The day before Lord Keith arrived at The Downs, she apparently skirmished with a French ship, [2] but there is no further information available in online resources.
EIC voyage #3 (1808-1810)
Captain Peter Campbell acquired a letter of marque on 1 February 1808. [3] He sailed from Portsmouth on 15 April 1808, bound for St Helena and Bengal. Lord Keith was at St Helena on 4 July, the Cape of Good Hope on 15 September, and Trincomalee on 10 December. She arrived at Calcutta on 22 January 1809. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 20 March. [2]
On 2 May 1809 she departed from the Sandheads with a convoy of four other Indiamen and several smaller vessels, all under the escort of HMS Victor. On 24 May a storm split the convoy and Victor and the small ships separately lost touch with the Indiamen. Monarch had a leak that had worsened. She received permission from Captain John Dale of Streatham, the senior EIC captain of the five vessels and so commodore, to sail to Penang. Hawes requested that another of the Indiamen accompany him in case Monarch foundered. Dale detailed Earl Spencer to go with Monarch. The three remaining Indiamen, Streatham, Europe, and Lord Keith continued on their way while hoping to meet up with Victor. They were unsuccessful.
The French frigate Caroline captured Streatham and Europe in the action of 31 May 1809. [9] Lord Keith too exchanged broadsides with Caroline and was damaged, however she escaped and sailed to Penang to repair.
Lord Keith arrived at Penang on 10 June, a few days after Monarch and Lord Spencer. Repairs completed, all three then sailed together and reached St Helena on 14 November; they arrived at The Downs on 19 or 20 January 1810. [2]
EIC voyage #4 (1810-1811)
Captain Campbell sailed from Portsmouth on 9 June 1810, bound for Bengal. Lord Keith reached Madeira on 26 June, and arrived at Diamond Harbour on 12 December and Calcutta on 22 December. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 24 February 1811, reached St Helena on 18 June, and arrived at The Downs on 30 August. [2]
EIC voyage #5 (1812-1813)
Captain John Freeman acquired a letter of marque on 15 February 1812. He sailed from Portsmouth on 8 April, bound for Madras and Bengal. Lord Keith reached Madeira on 24 April and Madras on 17 September. She arrived at Calcutta on 4 November. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 13 January 1813 and Point de Galle on 16 March. She reached St Helena on 10 June and arrived at The Downs on 10 August. [2]
EIC voyage #6 (1814-1815)
Captain Peter Campbell sailed from Portsmouth on 9 April 1814, bound for Madras and Bengal. [2] She was part of a fleet under convoy of HMS Grampus. Lord Keith arrived at Madeira on 26 April, having parted from the Fleet the day before. [10] She reached Madras on 18 September. She arrived at Diamond Harbour on 21 October. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 30 November, and Madras again on 19 December. Next she was at Point de Galle on 9 January 1815, reached the Cape on 27 March and St Helena on 24 April, and arrived at The Downs on 23 June. [2]
EIC voyage #7 (1816-1817)
Captain Campbell sailed from The Downs on 30 March 1816, bound for Madras and Bengal. Lord Keith was at Madeira on 9 April and reached Madras on 27 July. She arrived at Diamond Harbour on 10 September. Homeward bound, she was at the New Anchorage on 23 November. She was at Vizagapatam on 30 December and Madras again on 8 January 1817. She reached the Cape on 28 March and St Helena on 16 April. She then visited Ascension Island on 26 April, before arriving at The Downs on 21 June. [2]
EIC voyage #8 (1818-1819)
(8) 1817/8 Bengal and Bencoolen. Captain John Freeman sailed from Portsmouth on 15 May 1818, bound for Bengal and Bencoolen. Lord Keith reached Madras on 10 September and arrived at Kidderpore on 4 October. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 9 December and Vizagapatam on 28 December. She was again at Madras on 10 January 1819, reached St Helena on 15 April, and arrived at The Downs on 27 June. [2] She apparently did not visit Bencoolen on this voyage.
Earl Spencer was an East Indiaman, launched in 1795 for the British East India Company (EIC). She made seven voyages for the EIC until in 1811-12 the government took her up to transport convicts to Australia in 1813. On her return voyage from Australia she sailed via China, where she carried a cargo back to England for the EIC.
Tottenham was launched in 1802 and made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). Her owners then sold her and she became a transport. She made one voyage transporting convicts to Botany Bay. She was sold in 1820 for breaking up.
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.
Airly Castle, was launched in 1787. She made eight voyages as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1788 and 1808. In 1795 she participated in the capture of seven Dutch East Indiamen near St Helena. After her eight voyages she may have served briefly as a general transport before she was sold for breaking up in 1810. She was not broken up but instead served as a transport for several years.
Monarch was built at Quebec in 1800. She sailed to England where under new ownership she proceeded to make five voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) as an "extra ship", that is, under charter. In 1813 she became a transport, and then in 1818 or so a regular merchantman. She was broken up in 1820.
Streatham was launched in 1805 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made seven voyages for the EIC. On her second voyage the French captured her, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her some months later. She was broken up in 1821.
Dover Castle was launched in 1798 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made six voyages for the EIC. During the second she transported EIC troops to Macao to augment the Portuguese forces there, but the authorities there refused them permission to land. In 1814 Dover Castle was sold and she served for a half-dozen years as a London-based transport. She was hulked c.1820 and finally broken up in 1826.
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.
Preston was launched in 1798 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 sold for breaking up in 1812 but instead became a transport and a West Indiaman. She disappeared after a gale in August 1815.
William Pitt was launched in 1805 as an East Indiaman. She made seven 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 sold for breaking up in 1820.
Union was an East Indiaman that made eight apparently uneventful voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) between her launching in 1803 and her sale for breaking up in 1819.
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 Camden was launched in 1783 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company. She made five voyages for the EIC before her owner sold her.
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.
Lord Macartney was launched in 1782 as an East Indiaman. She made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC0 before she was sold in 1798. She then traded across the Atlantic to North America and was last listed in 1811.
Manship was launched in 1785 as an East Indiaman. She made six voyages as a "regular ship" for the British East India Company (EIC). Her owners sold her in 1801 and she then made one voyage for the EIC as an "extra ship" on a voyage charter. Her owners sold her to the British government in 1803 for use as a powder hulk. In June 1795 Manship shared with several other Indiamen and the Royal Navy in the capture of eight Dutch East Indiamen off St Helena.
Castle Eden was launched in 1800 as an East Indiaman. She made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) before she became a transport in 1812 and disappears from online records.
Lady Castlereagh was launched in 1803. She made six apparently uneventful voyages to India and one to China for the British East India Company (EIC). She left the EIC's service and made one voyage transporting convicts to Australia. She was returning from having delivered her convicts to Port Jackson and Van Diemen's Land when she was damaged in October 1818 a gale at Madras. She was surveyed there, condemned, and sold for breaking up.
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.
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