Ann and Eliza (1789 ship)

Ann and Eliza was launched at Calcutta in December 1789. She was the sixth vessel registered at Calcutta and the cost of her hull, masts, and copper sheathing was Rupees34,000.[1] Ann and Eliza, Haldane, master, was lost in 1795 at Algoa Bay while on a voyage from Bengal to the Cape of Good Hope.[2] The British East India Company (EIC) had engaged her in Bengal to carry stores to His Majesty's troops at the Cape. The EIC charged the loss to "His Majesty's Government".[3][Note 1]

For other ships with the same name, see Eliza and Ann (1795 ship).
History
United Kingdom
Name: Ann and Eliza
Builder: G. Gillet
Launched: December 1789[1]
Fate: Lost November 1795[2]
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 197,[1] or 200,[3] (bm)
Propulsion: Sail

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

  1. The EIC gave the year of her loss as 1797, but the preponderance of the evidence is consistent with the November 1795 date.

Citations

  1. Phipps (1840), pp.96, 116, & 128.
  2. Lloyd's List №2843.
  3. Reports... (1830), Vol. 2, p.979.

References

  • Phipps, John, (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta), (1840) A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time .... (Scott).
  • Reports from the Select Committee of the House of Commons appointed to enquire into the present state of the affairs of the East India Company, together with the minutes of evidence, an appendix of documents, and a general index, (1830), Vol. 2, p.977.
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