 United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stirling Castle |
| Namesake | Stirling Castle |
| Owner | Downie & Maitland [1] or Palmer [2] |
| Builder | Calcutta |
| Launched | 1801 |
| Captured | 1804 |
| Fate | Subsequently lost after October 1805. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 703, [3] or 705, [1] or 952 [4] (bm) |
| Notes | Teak-built three-decker |
Stirling Castle was built at Calcutta in 1801. She made one voyage from Calcutta to England for the British East India Company (EIC).
EIC voyage (1801-1802): Captain James Honeyman (or Honiman) sailed from Calcutta on 31 December 1801, bound for England. Stirling Castle was at Kedgeree on 8 January 1802 and Saugor on 25 January. She reached Saint Helena on 4 May and by 13 July was off Spithead. [3]
Fate: The French privateer Caroline, Captain Nicholas Surcouf, captured Stirling Castle in the Bay of Bengal on 19 October 1804 while Stirling Castle was on passage from Calcutta to Colombo, [5] with a cargo of rice.
Surcouf put a prize crew on board consisting of his brother Charles Surcouf, and 15 crew members, all under the command of Antoine Lacazerauly. They sailed Stirling Castle to Mauritius, arriving on 5 November. [6] There she was sold for 14,350 piastres, and her cargo for 44,559. [4]
On 17 October 1805, Nicholas Surcouf and Caroline again encountered Sterling Castle. She had been sold at Port Louis to the Sultan of Muscat. Surcouf released her. [7]
Stirling Castle was later lost. [8]