Princess Charlotte (1815 ship)

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

History
United Kingdom
NamePrincess Charlotte
BuilderThomas Brocklebank, Whitehaven[1]
Launched1815
FateLast mentioned 1843
General characteristics
Tons burthen514,[2] or 517[1] (bm)
Armament22 guns[2]

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.

Career

The Brocklebanks, owners of Princess Charlotte, built her at their yard in Whitehaven to respond to the challenge posed by Kingsmill in the newly opened trade between the United Kingdom and India. She was almost the same size as Kingsmill.[2]

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] Princess Charlotte's owners applied on 4 January 1816, for a licence, which they received the next day.[4]

Princess Charlotte first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815.[5]

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

Princess Charlotte was registered at Whitehaven on 11 January 1816.[2] Captain J.M'Kean sailed on 8 February 1816 from London, bound for Bombay.[6] She returned on 24 March 1818. Her cargo was worth £28,000, which yielded a net profit to her owners of £10,651.[2]

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.[7]

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 Lloyd's Register in 1841. However, she was reported to have sailed from St Helena on 28 July 1843, having come from Bombay 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

  1. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 306.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hollett (1999), pp. 49–50.
  3. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  4. ^ House of Commons (1816).
  5. ^ LR (1815), Supple. oages "P", Seq.№P85.
  6. ^ LR (1816), "Licensed and Country Ships".
  7. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 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.
  • Hollett, Dave (1999). Passage from India to El Dorado: Guyana and the Great Migration. Fairleigh Dickinson University.
  • House of Commons, Parliament, Great Britain (1816). Parliamentary Papers. Vol. 10.