Creole (1812 ship)

Creole was launched in 1812 at Calcutta. She sailed between India and Mauritius and India and South East Asia. She was wrecked at Java in 1816.

History
United Kingdom
Name: Creole
Builder: Michael Smith, Calcutta[1][2]
Launched: 1812[1][2]
Fate: Wrecked 1816[1]
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 230,[1] or 232[1][2] (bm)

Fate: Lloyd's List reported on 11 March 1817 that Creole, of Calcutta, was wrecked on the island of Gilion (or Galion; now Pulau Giliyang, Java), but that her was crew saved.[3] The loss may have occurred in February 1816.[1]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Phipps (1840), pp. 104 & 142.
  2. Hackman (2001), p. 266.
  3. Lloyd’s List №5158.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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