Princess Charlotte (1813 ship)

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US flag 15 stars.svgUnited States
BuilderNew York
Launched1811, or 1810
Captured1813
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NamePrincess Charlotte
Acquired1813 by purchase of a prize
FateWrecked 3 April 1824
General characteristics
Tons burthen330, [1] or 35161⁄94, [2] or 373 (bm)
Length104 ft 1 in (31.7 m)
Beam28 ft 4 in (8.6 m)
Armament2 × 4-pounder guns [1]

Princess Charlotte was a ship launched in New York in 1810 or 1811 under another name, but captured by the British in 1813. The prize court condemned her on 11 March 1813. Pirie & C. purchased her and renamed her. She then sailed to the West Indies, Central America, and Peru before wrecking on 2 April 1824 off Belize.

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Career

Princess Charlotte first appeared in the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1814. [1] It showed her as having been built in New York in 1810. Lloyd's Register (LR) gave the launch year as 1811.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1814HutchinsonPirie & Co.London–GrenadaRS

On 2 May 1815, Princess Charlotte, Hutchinson, master, grounded on the bar at Demerara. It is believed that she would not be got off until the "following Springs". [3] She was refloated on 13 May, after having been lightened, and departed for Barbadoes. [4]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1818Hutchinson
Lamb		Pirie & Co.London–Boston
London–Tobago		LR
1820J.LambPirie & Co.Cowes
London-Tobago		LR

On 8 February 1821 Princess Charlotte, Lamb, master, left Belize. She ran on to one of the banks but was expected to get off. [5] She arrived off Dover on 1 April.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1824J.Lamb
P.Lyon		Pirie & Co.London–Lima
London–Honduras		LR; good repair 1824

Fate

A letter from Honduras dated 2 April 1824 reported that Princess Charlotte, Lyon, master, had been wrecked on the Main Reef, near Tobacco Key (Tobacco Caye, Belize), as she was coming from London. She had bilged and was full of water, but it was hoped that if the weather remained moderate some of her cargo might be saved. [6]

The major source on vessels sailing to India for or by permission of the British East India Company (EIC) lists Princess Charlotte as sailing under a licence from the EIC. [2] However, such a voyages does not appear in Lloyd's List 's ship arrival and departure data.

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 RS (1814), "P" supple pages.
  2. 1 2 Hackman (2001), p. 306.
  3. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4981. 20 June 1815. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105232904.
  4. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4984. 30 June 1815. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735027.
  5. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5579. 30 March 1821. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735031.
  6. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5910. 25 May 1824. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735034.

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