Princess Charlotte (1815 ship)

Princess Charlotte was launched in 1815 at Whitehaven. She made several voyages to India, sailing under a license issued by the British East India Company (EIC). She was last listed in 1841, though she apparently sailed for at least another two years.

For other ships with the same name, see Princess Charlotte (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Builder: Thomas Brocklebank, Whitehaven[1]
Launched: 1815
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 514, or 517[1] (bm)

Career

Princess Charlotte first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1815 Brocklebank Workington LR
1816 M'Kean Brocklebank Workington
Whitehaven–West Indies		 LR
1818 M'Kean Brocklebank Whitehaven–West Indies
Liverpool–Calcutta		 LR

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC.[3]

Captain J.M'Kean sailed under a license from the EIC on 8 February 1816 from London, bound for Bombay.[4] Thereafter she made several voyages to India and Penang.

On 1 September 1824 she put back to Calcutta to repair, after having sailed for Liverpool.[5]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1827 M'Kean Brocklebank Liverpool–Calcutta
Liverpool–New Orleans		 Register of Shipping
1828 J.M'Kean
Johnstone		 Brocklebank Liverpool–New Orleans LR
1829 Johnston
J.M'Kean		 Brocklebank Liverpool–New Orleans LR; repairs 1829
1830 A.Kerr Brocklebank Liverpool–Calcutta LR; large repair 1829
1835 J.M'Kean LR
1841 M.King Brocklebank Liverpool–Bombay LR

Fate

Princess Charlotte, King, master, was last listed in LR in 1841. However, she was reported to have sailed from St Helena on 28 July 1843, having come from Bombay and on her way to Liverpool. She arrived at Liverpool on 21 September. She may have sailed again but absent original research her ultimate fate is unclear.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Hackman, 2001 & p-306.
  2. LR (1815), Supple. oages "P", Seq.№P85.
  3. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  4. LR (1816), "Licensed and Country Ships".
  5. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5992). 8 March 1825. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

References

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