| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Loyalist |
| Owner | Curling & Co., London |
| Builder | Temple, South Shields [1] |
| Launched | 1793 |
| Fate | Condemned 1809 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 526, [2] or 534 [3] [1] (bm) |
| Complement | 40 [3] |
| Armament | |
Loyalist was launched in 1793. Between 1796 and 1803 she made four voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). She then sailed as a West Indiaman until she was condemned in 1809 as unseaworthy.
Although Loyalist was launched in 1793, she first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1796 with F. Walton, master, R. Curling, owner, and trade London–India. [4]
Although one source states that Loyalist was a West Indiaman prior to sailing on her four voyages for the EIC, there is another possibility, and that is that she was a Government transport. Among the EIC vessels serving as transports in the British expedition to the Dutch Cape Colony in 1795 that culminated in the Capitulation of Saldanha Bay was a vessel referred to as the "Hospitalship Loyalist" She and several East Indiamen arrived at St. Salvadore on 7 July and left on 15 July. [6] The hospital ship Loyalist arrived at Table Bay on 5 October, having been at Simon's Bay. [7] On 12 November she sailed for Holland as a cartel with the former governor of the colony, Commisary Sluysken, and 200 prisoners of war. [8]
1st EIC voyage (1996–1997): Captain Francis Walton sailed from The Downs on 16 July 1796 bound for Bengal on a voyage for the EIC. She arrived at Kedgeree on 28 February 1797. Homeward bound she was at Simon's Bay on 11 August, reached Saint Helena on 11 September, and arrived back at The Downs on 14 December. [9]
2nd EIC voyage (1798–1800):Loyalist then made a second voyage for the EIC, this time to Bombay. She left on 11 April 1798, and arrived back at her moorings on 23 January 1800. [10] On her way she rescued the crew of Thetis, Robson, master, which had foundered on her way from Bombay to London. [11]
3rd EIC voyage (1800–1802): Captain Walton acquired a letter of marque on 2 June 1800. Loyalist was one of 28 vessels that left England between December 1800 and February 1801 to bring back rice from Bengal. The EIC had a monopoly on such trade and the vessels either belonged to it or sailed under charter to it. Prinsep & Saunders alone tendered 15 vessels, including Loyalist, Francis Walton, master. [2]
Apparently Loyalist actually sailed on 27 July 1800 via Saint Helena. She returned on 26 January 1802. [1]
4th EIC voyage (1802–1803):Loyalist sailed in 1802 to Batavia on a fourth voyage for the EIC. [1] Lloyd's List reported on 27 September 1803 that Loyalist, Walton, master, had been sailing from Batavia to Amsterdam when Rosalind, of Liverpool, Brown, master, captured her and sent her into Bantry Bay. [12] War with France and the Batavian Republic had resumed in 1803 while Lloyalist had been underway and so she had been sailing from one enemy port to another. Still, Loyalist returned to her moorings on 16 October 1803. [1]
Loyalist returned to the West Indies trade.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1804 | F. Walton | Liddell & Co. Curling & Co. | London–Batavia London–Jamaica | Lloyd's Register [13] |
| 1809 | Seabright | R. Curling | London–Antigua | Register of Shipping [5] |
| 1810 | Norwol | Curling & Co. | London–Jamaica | Lloyd's Register |
Lloyd's List reported on 9 June 1809 that Loyalist, Norwall, master, had put back to Jamaica leaky on 18 April after having sailed for London. [14] Then on 7 July Lloyd's List reported that Loyalist, Sicvennight, master, from Jamaica to London, had been condemned and her cargo unloaded. [15] The entry for Loyalist in the Register of Shipping for 1809 has the annotation "condemned" by her name. [5]
Atlantic was launched in 1783. She made one voyage from England to Australia in 1791 carrying convicts. Later, she made one voyage for the East India Company (EIC). Subsequently she sailed to Smyrna, Surinam, and Gibraltar, before she disappeared from records in 1810.
Bellona was a three-decker merchantman launched in 1782 at Limehouse by Woolcombe for Boyd & Co. She then traded for a decade before, in 1792, commencing a series of four voyages for the British East India Company as an "extra ship", that is, on a charter contract. During the first of these voyages she transported convicts from Britain to New South Wales. French privateers captured her and the British Royal Navy recaptured her, the Royal Navy seized her once, and then finally a French privateer captured her in February 1810 and scuttled her.
Coromandel was the French prize Modeste, captured in 1793 and refitted at Chittagong, British India. She made two voyages transporting convicts to Port Jackson, the first for the British East India Company (EIC). A French privateer captured her in 1805 but she had returned to British hands before 1809. An American privateer captured her in 1814 but this time the British Royal Navy recaptured her within days. She foundered in Indian waters on 6 February 1821.
Experiment was launched in 1798 at Stockton-on-Tees, England. Between late 1800 and 1802 she made a voyage to India for the British East India Company (EIC). In 1803 she transported convicts to Port Jackson. In 1805, on her way home the French captured her, but the British recaptured her. In 1808 she became a West Indiaman. Still, in 1818 or so she sailed out to India. Experiment was condemned at Batavia in 1818 and sold there in 1819 for breaking up.
Perseverance was built in 1797 at Stettin or Sweden and came into British hands in 1799. She made one voyage under charter to the British East India Company (EIC), and was lost in July 1803.
Georgiana was launched in 1791. She served as a merchantman, packet ship for the British East India Company (EIC), a whaler, a warship of the navy of the United States of America, and a merchant vessel again. She was sold after being condemned in 1818 as leaky.
Ceres was launched at Whitby in 1794. She made two voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). Thereafter she remained a London-based transport. She was last listed in 1816.
Fame was built at Bristol in 1779 as a West Indiaman. Between 1797 and 1799 she made one or two voyages to India for the British East India Company (EIC). She then made two voyages to Africa as a slave ship. On her return from Africa she resumed her trading with Jamaica. She is last listed in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1807.
Nutwell was launched at Great Yarmouth in 1800. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). On her return she became a West Indiaman, trading with Jamaica, until the 1806 Great Coastal hurricane overturned her.
Orpheus was launched at Chester in 1794. She made two voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). She also served briefly as a transport in two military campaigns, and traded with the West and East Indies. She was last listed in 1838 but may well have been sold for breaking up in 1828.
Queen was launched at Quebec in 1795. She made three voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) and then became a West Indiaman, trading between London and West Indies. She was last listed in 1813.
Earl St Vincent was launched in 1798 at Gatcombe, on the Severn. She initially traded between Bristol and Jamaica. She then made one voyage as an "extra ship", i.e., under voyage charter, for the British East India Company (EIC). On her return she again traded with the West Indies until she was captured in 1806.
Wexford was launched in 1802 as an East Indiaman in the service of the British East India Company (EIC). She made seven voyages to India, Persia, and China for the EIC, on the first of which she participated in the battle of Pulo Aura. Her last voyage ended in 1817 and she was broken up c. 1819.
Sir John Borlase Warren, was launched in 1800. She traded with the West Indies after having made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). A French privateer captured her in 1808 though she was immediately recaptured. Her crew abandoned her in 1812 but she was recovered. She foundered in 1815.
Suffolk was launched in 1800. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). She grounded in 1802 but was refloated. She then made a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope. On her return she became a West Indiaman. A Spanish privateer captured her in 1805.
Eliza was built in Spain in 1794 under another name and taken as a prize circa 1800. She then made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). On her return she made one voyage to Timor as a whaler. She next became a West Indiaman. In 1810 she apparently was sold to Portuguese interests and who continued to sail her under the name Courier de Londres. She is last listed in 1814.
Young Nicholas was built in Holland in 1790 under another name. The British captured her in 1798 and Prinsep & Saunders purchased her and named her Young Nicholas. She made one voyage under license from the British East India Company (EIC) that resulted in legal difficulties. Next she had a short, unsuccessful cruise as a privateer that resulted in a French privateer capturing her in a single-ship action, but then releasing her. Lastly, she made a third cruise that resulted in French privateer capturing her, the Royal Navy recapturing her, and her being wrecked in a hurricane. This cruise too resulted in legal difficulties culminating in a notable court case.
Varuna was launched at Calcutta in 1796. She made four voyages as an "extra ship" for the British East India Company (EIC), and then spent two years as a troopship. She returned to India in 1806. She was lost in 1811, probably in a typhoon.
John and James was built in France in 1791 under another name and taken in prize in 1796. New owners renamed her and initially sailed her as a West Indiaman. She then made a voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). Next, she became a slave ship, making three voyages between West Africa and the West Indies. Finally, she became a whaler, but was lost in 1806 to a mutinous crew.
Ganges was launched in 1799 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC) bringing rice from Bengal for the British government. She then became a West Indiaman until the French navy captured her in 1805.
