Queen Elizabeth (1811 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameQueen Elizabeth
Namesake Elizabeth I of England
BuilderPownal Bay, Prince Edward Island
Launched1811
FateLast listed 1831
General characteristics
Tons burthen1729094, [1] or 195, or 1955194, [2] or 198 [3] (bm)
Armament2 × 9-pounder carronades

Queen Elizabeth was launched in 1811 at Pownall Bay, Prince Edward Island. She sailed to England and transferred her registry to the Port of Exeter on 20 April 1812. She then traded between England and Canada, was a transport, and traded between London and the Cape of Good Hope.

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Queen Elizabeth first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812. [3]

She arrived at Plymouth on 11 October 1812 with a cargo of timber from Prince Edward Island. [lower-alpha 1]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1812Hollett
Chandler
HollettCowes–PortsmouthLR
1814HurdleWelsfordPlymouth transportLR
1820S.AmmWelsfordLondon–New BrunswickLR; damages repaired 1815
1825G.GriffinWelsfordLondon–New BrunswickLR; damages repaired 1815
1831GriffinWelsfordLondon–CGHLR; damages repaired 1825

Notes

  1. She reported that the fort there (probably Fort Amherst), had been repaired and that its garrison consisted of part of the New Brunswick corps (probably the 104th (New Brunswick) Regiment), and a company of the Royal Artillery. [4]

Citations

  1. Hackman (2001), p. 305.
  2. Library and Archives Canada, Ship Registrations 1787-1966 – Item: 57032: QUEEN ELIZABETH.
  3. 1 2 LR (1812), Supple. pages "S", Seq.№Q2.
  4. "SHIP NEWS". Morning Chronicle (London, England), 14 October 1812; Issue 13553.

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