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	East Indiamen in the China Seas, by Huggins. Winchelsea in the centre
History
United Kingdom
Name	Winchelsea
Namesake	Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)
Owner	William Moffat (MP)
Builder	Perry, Wells & Green, Blackwall
Launched	15 October 1803
Fate	Broken up in 1834
General characteristics
Tons burthen	1265, or 1331, or 133178⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:165 ft 4 in (50.4 m) (overall); 133 ft 6+1⁄2 in (40.7 m) (keel);
Beam	42 ft 2+1⁄2 in (12.9 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 0+1⁄2 in (5.2 m)
Complement	1803:140; 1805:135;
Armament	1803:38 × 18-pounder guns; 1805:38 × 18-pounder guns;
Notes	Three decks

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Winchelsea was launched in 1803 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made 11 voyages for the EIC before she was broken up in 1834.

Career

EIC voyage #1 (1804–1805)

Captain Walter Campbell acquired a letter of marque on 22 December 1803.^[3] He sailed from Portsmouth on 13 February 1804, bound for Bombay and China. Winchelsea arrived at Bombay on 26 May, and left on 6 August. She reached Malacca on 13 September and arrived at Whampoa anchorage on 15 October. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 4 January 1805, reached Penang on 20 January and St Helena 28 March. She left St Helena on 11 July, and arrived at The Downs on 10 September.^[2]

EIC voyage #2 (1806–1807)

Captain William Moffat acquired a letter of marque on 19 December 1805.^[3] He sailed from Portsmouth on 4 March 1806, bound for Bombay and China. Winchelsea arrived at Bombay on 20 June and left on 12 August. She reached Penang on 4 Sep Penang and arrived at Whampoa on 30 October. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 6 January 1807, reached Penang on 22 January and St Helena on 17 April, and arrived at The Downs on 2 July.^[2]

EIC voyage #3 (1808–1809)

Captain Moffat sailed from Portsmouth on 9 February 1808, bound for Bombay and China. Winchelsea arrived back at her moorings on 12 September 1809,^[2] with an elephant on board.^[4]

"Mr Polito ... has obtained possession of a remarkably fine Elephant, brought to England in the Hon. East India Company's ship, Winchelsea, Capt. William Moffat, which will be exhibited at Rumsey [sic] fair on Monday; and it is expected he will be offered for public inspection for a day or two, in this town [Winchester], on his way to the Exeter 'Change London."^[5]^[a]

EIC voyage #4 (1810–1811)

Captain the Honourable Hugh Lindsay sailed from Portsmouth on 21 January 1810, bound for Bombay and China. Winchelsea reached the Cape of Good Hope on 9 April and arrived at Bombay on 26 May. She left Bombay on 12 August, reached Penang on 31 August, and arrived at Whampoa on 12 October. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 11 February 1811, reached St Helena on 28 May, and arrived at The Downs on 8 August.^[2]

EIC voyage #5 (1812–1813)

Captain William Moffat sailed from Portsmouth on 1 March 1812, bound for Madras and China. Winchelsea reached Madras on 11 June and Penang on 2 August, and arrived at Whampoa on 7 September. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 17 January 1813, reached St Helena on 6 April, and arrived at The Downs on 5 June.^[2]

EIC voyage #6 (1814–1815)

Captain Moffat sailed from Portsmouth on 22 February 1814, bound for Madras and China. Winchelsea reached Johanna on 6 June, and arrived at Madras on 4 July. Sailing on, she reached Penang on 21 August, Malacca on 16 September and "Linton" (Lintin on 20 October. She left Linton on 27 November and arrived at Whampoa on 2 December. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 20 January 1815, reached St Helena on 19 April, and arrived at The Downs on 24 June.^[2]

EIC voyage #7 (1817–1818)

(7) 1816/7 China. Capt William Adamson sailed from The Downs on 5 March 1817, bound for China. Winchelsea reached Penang on 4 July and Malacca on 6 August, and arrived at Whampoa on 12 September. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 29 November 1817.^[2]

Winchelsea was sailing in company with Waterloo.^[2] On 1 January 1818 Waterloo grounded in the Sunda Strait. They were still there 12 days later and informed a passing vessel that they intended to sail for the Cape.^[8]

Winchelsea reached the Cape on 20 February 1818 and St Helena on 13 March, and arrived at The Downs on 11 May.

When Winchelsea assisted Waterloo, Winchelsea had taken aboard heavy goods worth £8,000 to lighten Waterloo, and Captain Birch of Waterloo thanked Adamson for his assistance. On Winchelsea's return to London, Moffat sued the EIC for salvage. The EIC argued that the two vessels had sailed in company for mutual assistance and that later Waterloo had assisted Winchelsee. The court awarded Winchelsea £4000, of which £2000 went to Moffat, £500 went to Adamson, and £1500 went to the officers and crew in the same proportions as would apply to prizes.^[9]

EIC voyage #8 (1820–1821)

Captain William Adamson sailed from The Downs on 15 March 1820, bound for St Helena and China. Winchelsea reached St Helena on 18 May and arrived at Whampoa on 10 October. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 20 February 1821, reached St Helena on 13 May, and arrived at The Downs on 21 July.^[2]

EIC voyage #9 (1822–1823)

(9) 1821/2 Bengal. Captain William Adamson sailed from The Downs on 13 June 1822, bound for Bengal. Winchelsea arrived at Saugor on 9 November. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor again on 29 January 1823.^[2] On 10 February she was at 1°21′N 85°35′E / 1.350°N 85.583°E / 1.350; 85.583, when she experienced the effects of an earthquake. She was carrying 550 people, including the 17th Regiment of Foot and detachments of the King's and company's soldiers.^[10]

She reached St Helena on 3 April and arrived at The Downs on 24 May.^[2]

Currently, Winchelsea's whereabouts in the period 1824-25 are unknown.

EIC voyage #10 (1826–1827)

Captain Roger B. Everest sailed from The Downs on 18 July 1826, bound for China. Winchelsea arrived at Whampoa on 24 December. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 11 February 1827, reached St Helena on 25 April, and arrived at The Downs on 3 June.^[2]

Currently, Winchelsea's whereabouts in the period 1827-31 are unknown.

EIC voyage #11 (1831–1832)

Captain Patrick Henry Burt (or Birt), sailed from The Downs on 7 May 1831, bound for China. Winchelsea became leaky and put into Cork on 10 May; she returned to The Downs on 8 June, and left again on 18 August. She arrived at Whampoa on 28 January 1832. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 3 March, reached St Helena on 5 June, and arrived at The Downs on 6 August.^[2]

Fate

In 1834 Winchelsea was sold for breaking up, after having been laid up.^[1]

Notes

^ The EIC ship Walthamstow in June 1810 brought another elephant to England, this one from Sri Lanka.^[6] However, neither Winchelsea's elephant nor Walthamstow's were Chunee, who was part of the menagerie at the Exeter Exchange in the Strand, London. Chunee travelled on the East Indiaman, Astell, from Bengal, arriving in England in July 1811.^[7]

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hackman (2001), p. 214.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r British Library: Winchelsea (3).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Letter of Marque, p.93 - accessed 25 July 2017.
^ Grigson (2016), p. 125.
^ Hampshire Chronicle (23 April 1810), p.4.
^ Grigson (2016), p. 186.
^ Grigson (2016), p. 190.
^ Lloyd's List №5275.
^ Howard et al. (1853), pp.433-443.
^ Edinburgh Journal of Science, Volumes 3-4, pp264-7.

References

Grigson, Caroline (2016). Menagerie: The History of Exotic Animals in England. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198714705.
Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
Howard, Jacob Merritt, George Minot, Christopher Robinson, Thomas Edwards, Sir James Marriott, Sir George Hay, Jerome William Knapp, Edmund F Moore, John Dodson, Thomas Harman Acton, John Haggard, William Robinson (1853) "Waterloo, Birch" English Admiralty Reports: Reports of cases argued and determined in the High court of admiralty, commencing with the judgments of the Right Hon. Sir William Scott, Trinity term, 1811[-1822] By John Dodson. (Little, Brown).

[8] The EIC ship Walthamstow in June 1810 brought another elephant to England, this one from Sri Lanka.^[6] However, neither Winchelsea's elephant nor Walthamstow's were Chunee, who was part of the menagerie at the Exeter Exchange in the Strand, London. Chunee travelled on the East Indiaman, Astell, from Bengal, arriving in England in July 1811.^[7]

[FOOTNOTEHackman2001214-1] Hackman (2001), p. 214.

[BL-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r British Library: Winchelsea (3).

[LoM-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Letter of Marque, p.93 - accessed 25 July 2017.

[FOOTNOTEGrigson2016125-4] Grigson (2016), p. 125.

[5] Hampshire Chronicle (23 April 1810), p.4.

[FOOTNOTEGrigson2016186-6] Grigson (2016), p. 186.

[FOOTNOTEGrigson2016190-7] Grigson (2016), p. 190.

[9] Lloyd's List №5275.

[10] Howard et al. (1853), pp.433-443.

[11] Edinburgh Journal of Science, Volumes 3-4, pp264-7.

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-Captain Moffat sailed from Portsmouth on 9 February 1808, bound for Bombay and China. ''Winchelsea'' arrived back at her moorings on 12 September 1809,<ref name=BL/> with an elephant on board. <ref>Grigson, Caroline, Menagerie: The History of Exotic Animals in England, Oxford University Press, 2016. p125. {{ISBN|9780198714705}}</ref>
+Captain Moffat sailed from Portsmouth on 9 February 1808, bound for Bombay and China. ''Winchelsea'' arrived back at her moorings on 12 September 1809,<ref name=BL/> with an elephant on board.{{sfnp|Grigson|2016 |p=125}}
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-"Mr [[Stephen Polito|Polito]] ... has obtained possession of a remarkably fine Elephant, brought to England in the Hon. East India Company's ship, Winchelsea, [[William_Moffat_(MP)#Captain_William_Moffat_(1774–1850)|Capt. William Moffat]], which will be exhibited at [[Romsey|Rumsey]] [sic] fair on Monday; and it is expected he will be offered for public inspection for a day or two, in this town {{bracket|[[Winchester]]}}, on his way to the Exeter 'Change London."<ref> ''Hampshire Chronicle'' (23 April 1810), p.4.</ref>{{refn|The EIC ship {{ship||Walthamstow|1799 EIC ship|2}} in June 1810 brought another elephant to England, this one from [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>Grigson (2016), p.186.</ref> However, neither ''Winchelsea''{{'}}s elephant nor ''Walthamstow''{{'}}s were [[Chunee]], who was part of the [[menagerie]] at the [[Exeter Exchange]] in [[Strand, London|the Strand]], London. Chunee travelled on the East Indiaman, {{ship||Astell|1809 EIC ship|2}}, from Bengal, arriving in England in July 1811.<ref>Grigson (2016), p.190.</ref>|group=Note}}
+"Mr [[Stephen Polito|Polito]] ... has obtained possession of a remarkably fine Elephant, brought to England in the Hon. East India Company's ship, Winchelsea, [[William Moffat (MP)#Captain William Moffat (1774–1850)|Capt. William Moffat]], which will be exhibited at [[Romsey|Rumsey]] [sic] fair on Monday; and it is expected he will be offered for public inspection for a day or two, in this town {{bracket|[[Winchester]]}}, on his way to the Exeter 'Change London."<ref>''Hampshire Chronicle'' (23 April 1810), p.4.</ref>{{efn|The EIC ship {{ship||Walthamstow|1799 EIC ship|2}} in June 1810 brought another elephant to England, this one from [[Sri Lanka]].{{sfnp|Grigson |2016 |p=186}} However, neither ''Winchelsea''{{'}}s elephant nor ''Walthamstow''{{'}}s were [[Chunee]], who was part of the [[menagerie]] at the [[Exeter Exchange]] in [[Strand, London|the Strand]], London. Chunee travelled on the East Indiaman, {{ship||Astell|1809 EIC ship|2}}, from Bengal, arriving in England in July 1811.{{sfnp|Grigson |2016|p=190}}}}
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 ===EIC voyage #4 (1810–1811)===
-Captain the Honourable Hugh Lindsay sailed from Portsmouth on 21 January 1810, bound for Bombay and China. ''Winchelsea'' reached the [[Cape of Good Hope]] on 9 April and arrived at Bombay on 26 May. She left Bombay on 12 August, reached Penang on 31 August, and arrived at Whampoa on 12 October. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 11 February 1811, reached St Helena on 28 May, and arrived at The Downs on 8 August.<ref name=BL/>
+Captain the Honourable [[Hugh Primrose Lindsay|Hugh Lindsay]] sailed from Portsmouth on 21 January 1810, bound for Bombay and China. ''Winchelsea'' reached the [[Cape of Good Hope]] on 9 April and arrived at Bombay on 26 May. She left Bombay on 12 August, reached Penang on 31 August, and arrived at Whampoa on 12 October. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 11 February 1811, reached St Helena on 28 May, and arrived at The Downs on 8 August.<ref name=BL/>
 ===EIC voyage #5 (1812–1813)===
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 (7) 1816/7 China. Capt William Adamson sailed from The Downs on 5 March 1817, bound for China. ''Winchelsea'' reached Penang on 4 July and Malacca on 6 August, and arrived at Whampoa on 12 September. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 29 November 1817.<ref name=BL/>
-''Winchelsea'' was sailing in company with {{ship||Waterloo|1816 EIC ship|2}}.<ref name=BL/> On 1 January 1818 ''Waterloo'' grounded in the [[Sunda Strait]]. They were still there 12 days later and informed a passing vessel that they intended to sail for the Cape.<ref>[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2735028?urlappend=%3Bseq=319 ''[[Lloyd's List]]'' №5275.]</ref>
+''Winchelsea'' was sailing in company with {{ship||Waterloo|1816 EIC ship|2}}.<ref name=BL/> On 1 January 1818 ''Waterloo'' grounded in the [[Sunda Strait]]. They were still there 12 days later and informed a passing vessel that they intended to sail for the Cape.<ref>''[[Lloyd's List]]'' [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2735028?urlappend=%3Bseq=319 №5275.]</ref>
 ''Winchelsea'' reached the Cape on 20 February 1818 and St Helena on 13 March, and arrived at The Downs on 11 May.
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 ===EIC voyage #9 (1822–1823)===
-(9) 1821/2 Bengal. Captain William Adamson sailed from The Downs on 13 June 1822, bound for Bengal. ''Winchelsea'' arrived at [[Sagar Island|Saugor]] on 9 November. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor again on 29 January 1823.<ref name=BL/> On 10 February she was at {{coords|1|21|N|85|35|E}}, when she experienced the effects of an earthquake. She was carrying 550 people, including the [[Royal Leicestershire Regiment|17th Regiment of Foot]] and detachments of the King's and company's soldiers.<ref>''Edinburgh Journal of Science, Volumes 3-4, pp264-7.</ref>
+(9) 1821/2 Bengal. Captain William Adamson sailed from The Downs on 13 June 1822, bound for Bengal. ''Winchelsea'' arrived at [[Sagar Island|Saugor]] on 9 November. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor again on 29 January 1823.<ref name=BL/> On 10 February she was at {{coord|1|21|N|85|35|E}}, when she experienced the effects of an earthquake. She was carrying 550 people, including the [[Royal Leicestershire Regiment|17th Regiment of Foot]] and detachments of the King's and company's soldiers.<ref>''Edinburgh Journal of Science'', Volumes 3-4, pp264-7.</ref>
 She reached St Helena on 3 April and arrived at The Downs on 24 May.<ref name=BL/>
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 ==Fate==
-In 1834 ''Winchelsea'' was sold for breaking up, after having been laid up.<ref name=Hackman/>
+In 1834 ''Winchelsea'' was sold for breaking up, after having been laid up.{{sfnp|Hackman |2001|p=214}}
-==Notes, citations, and references==
+==Notes==
+{{Notelist}}
-'''Notes'''
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-'''Citations'''
+==Citations==
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-'''References'''
+==References==
-*Grigson, Caroline (2016) ''Menagerie: The History of Exotic Animals in England''. (Oxford University Press). {{ISBN|9780198714705}}
-*{{cite book |last=Hackman |first=Rowan |year=2001 |title=Ships of the East India Company |location=Gravesend, Kent |publisher=World Ship Society |isbn=0-905617-96-7 |ref=harv}}
+* {{cite book|last=Grigson |first=Caroline |year=2016 |title=Menagerie: The History of Exotic Animals in England |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780198714705}}
+* {{cite book |last=Hackman |first=Rowan |year=2001 |title=Ships of the East India Company |location=Gravesend, Kent |publisher=World Ship Society |isbn=0-905617-96-7 }}
 *Howard, Jacob Merritt,  George Minot, Christopher Robinson, Thomas Edwards, Sir James Marriott, Sir George Hay, Jerome William Knapp, Edmund F Moore, John Dodson, Thomas Harman Acton, John Haggard, William Robinson (1853) "Waterloo, Birch" ''English Admiralty Reports: Reports of cases argued and determined in the High court of admiralty, commencing with the judgments of the Right Hon. Sir William Scott, Trinity term, 1811[-1822] By John Dodson''. (Little, Brown).