EIC voyages
The EIC engaged Princess Mary as an "extra ship" and she made four voyages for the company. Before she left on her first voyage, Captain James Nash acquired a letter of marque on 22 August 1798. [3]
EIC voyage #1 (1796-1799)
Captain Nash sailed from Portsmouth on 26 October 1796, bound for Bengal and Madras. On 23 December Princess Mary was at the Cape of Good Hope; she arrived at Calcutta on 20 April. [2] There the British government hired her to serve as a transport in a planned attack on Manila.
On 14 July she was at Diamond Harbour and on 3 August Kedgeree. She was at Penang on 1 September, and returned there on 13 October. [2]
However, the British Government cancelled the invasion following a peace treaty with Spain and the British government released the vessels it had engaged. It paid Princess Mary's owners £10,148 13s 7d for her services.
On 11 December Princess Mary was at Madras and on 8 January 1798 at Colombo. She returned to Calcutta on 28 February. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 3 May, reached the Cape on 21 August and St Helena on 17 November, and arrived at The Downs on 3 February 1799. [2]
After her return Peter Mestaer repaired her. [2]
EIC voyage #2 (1799-1801)
Captain Nash sailed from Portsmouth on 18 November 1799, bound for St Helena and Bengal. Princess Mary reached St Helena on 29 January 1800, and arrived at Calcutta on 27 May. She was at Culpee on 30 July and Kedgeree on 27 August. Homewared bound, she reached the Cape on 8 January 1801 and St Helena on 28 January. She arrived back at The Downs on 10 April. [2]
EIC voyage #3 (1801-1802)
Captain Andrew Grieve acquired a letter of marque on 10 August 1801. [3] Princess Mary sailed from Portsmouth on 9 September 1801, bound for St Helena and Bengal. She was part of a convoy under escort by HMS Seahorse that also included General Stuart, Manship, Sarah Christiana, Northampton, Ann, Sovereign, Caledonia, Comet, Varuna, Carron, Elizabeth, Monarch, and Friendship. The convoy reached Madeira on 23 September, and left the next day. [5]
Princess Mary reached St Helena on 2 December and arrived at Calcutta on 21 March 1802. Homeward bound, she was at Diamond Harbour on 11 May and Kedgeree on 25 May. She reached St Helena on 16 September and arrived at The Downs on 22 November. [2]
EIC voyage #4 (1803-1805)
By the time Captain Grieve sailed again, war with France had resumed and he acquired a new letter of marque on 2 May 1803. [3] He sailed from Portsmouth on 30 June, bound for Bengal. Princess Mary reached Rio de Janeiro on 16 September and arrived at Calcutta on 14 February. Homeward bound, she was at Diamond Harbour on 30 April and Saugor on 30 June. She reached St Helena on 18 October and arrived at The Downs on 12 January on 1805. [2]
West Indiaman
In 1805 Princess Mary was sold. She appears in Lloyd's Register for 1805 with B. Stout, master, M(oses) Agar, owner, and trade London–Jamaica. [6]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|
| 1810 | Wilson | J&J Dawson | London–Jamaica | Register of Shipping |
| 1815 | J. Storey | J&J Dawson | London–Jamaica | Register of Shipping |
| 1815 | J.Storey
T.Ward | Dawsons
Johnson & Co. | London–Jamaica | Lloyd's Register |
| 1816 | Ward | Johnson | London–Bermuda | Register of Shipping |
|
On 12 October 1812 Princess Mary, Storey, master, was at 44°33′N12°10′W / 44.550°N 12.167°W / 44.550; -12.167 . She was part of a 30-vessel West Indies-bound convoy under escort by HMS Victorious. [7] On 28 May 1813 Princess Mary, Storey, master, was in a convoy from Jamaica when she proved leaky. She left the convoy on 2 June and sailed for Halifax, Nova Scotia. [8]
On 12 November a gale hit Halifax harbour, destroying or damaging many vessels, military and civilian. Princess Mary was among the vessels gathering to sail back to England under convoy by HMS Poictiers, which rode out the gale. The letter in Lloyd's List mentions Princess Mary three times, possibly referring to the same vessel as there are few other vessels by that name in Lloyd's Register. One other that may have been in Halifax at that time was a Falmouth packet, but none of the mentions refers to a packet ship. 1) Princess Mary, bound for London, was ashore having lost all but her foremast. 2) A Portuguese vessel ran afoul of Princess Mary, driving her from her moorings. Princess Mary went ashore on the rocks north of Tuft's Cove. 3) Princess Mary was got off but would have to land her cargo. [9]
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.
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.
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.
Ann was launched at Rotherhithe in the River Thames in 1801. She made eight voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) as an "extra ship", i.e., under charter, between 1801 and 1817. After 1817 she traded with India for some time and she was last listed in 1826.
Lord Keith was launched in 1804 by and for Peter Everitt Mestaer. He chartered her to the East India Company (EIC) for six voyages, and she then went on to make another two voyages for the EIC. On her second voyage, and unusually for an East Indiaman, she participated in the proceeds for the recapture of a former British Royal Navy brig and possibly in a skirmish with a French ship. On her third voyage she participated in a notable action. She was broken up c.1820.
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.
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.
Hugh Inglis was launched in 1799 as an East Indiaman. She made seven voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), between 1800 and 1817. In 1810 and 1811 she participated as a transport in two British military campaigns. She was sold for breaking up in 1817.
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.
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.
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). In June 1795 Manship shared with several other Indiamen and the Royal Navy in the capture of eight Dutch East Indiamen off St Helena. 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.
Sarah Christiana was launched in 1798. She made one voyage as an "extra ship" for the British East India Company (EIC). She then made a voyage to Jamaica. On her return, the EIC engaged her for four more voyages as an East Indiaman. In 1810 she was sold and became a West Indiaman. She was wrecked broken up in 1828.
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.
Lady Jane Dundas was launched in 1800 as an East Indiaman. She made four voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) and was lost in 1809 on the homeward-bound leg of her fifth voyage. She and three other Indiamen parted from the homeward-bound convoy during a gale on 18 March 1809 and were never seen again.
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 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.
Harriet was a two-decker East Indiaman launched in 1802. She made five complete voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), as an "extra ship" i.e., under charter, and accidentally burnt as she was preparing to return to England from her sixth voyage.
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