Caledonia (1811 ship)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameCaledonian
BuilderUnited States
Launched1809
Capturedc.1810
FateLast listed 1821
General characteristics
Tons burthen368, or 369[1] (bm)
Armament6 × 6-ounder guns + 6 × 12-pounder carronades

Caledonian was a ship built in America in 1809 under another name. She was taken in prize for trading with the French. She was sold to British owners in 1811 who renamed her and sailed her as a West Indiaman. From 1818 on she traded with Bengal, sailing under a licence issued by the British East India Company. She was last listed in the Register of Shipping in 1822 and in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1826, with data unchanged since 1821.

Career[]

Caledonia first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1811.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1811 Tuit Inglis & Co. London–Demerara LR; small repairs 1809
1813 Tuit
Livingston 		Inglis & Co. London–Demerara LR
1818 Livingston
R.Wilson 		Inglis & Co. London–Quebec
Greenock–Calcutta 		LR; good repair 1818

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 licence from the EIC.[3]

Captain R.Watson sailed Caledonia for Bengal on 30 April 1818.[4]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1819 R.Wilson
Robertson 		C.Bowden Greenock–Calcutta LR; good repair 1818 & small repairs 1819
1821 D.Robertson Muir & Co. Greenock–Calcutta LR; good repair 1818 & small repairs 1819

Captain Robinson sailed Caledonia for Fort William, India on 28 February 1819. Caledonia, Roberts, master, returned on 22 January 1820 to Portsmouth, having come from Bengal via the Cape of Good Hope. On 28 January she was at Margate, having lost an anchor; two days later she was at Gravesend.

On 22 May Caledonia, Robertson, master, was at Malta, having sailed from Liverpool. There is no further mention of her in Lloyd's List's ship arrival and departure data.

Citations and references[]

Citations

  1. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 258.
  2. ^ LR (1811), Supple. pages "C", Seq.No.C89.
  3. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  4. ^ LR (1819), "Licensed India Ships.

References

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