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| Ship notes = Hackman has this vessel making a voyage in 1796 to the Cape of Good Hope and Mauritius,<ref name=Hackman/> but a privateer captured that vessel in question, which was not the ''Friendship'' of 1793. |
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| Ship tons burthen = 430<ref name=LoM/> ([[Builder's Old Measurement|bm]]) |
| Ship tons burthen = 430,<ref name=LoM/> or 407{{small|{{frac|16|94}}}}<ref name=Hackman>Hackman (2001), p.232.</ref>([[Builder's Old Measurement|bm]]) |
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'''''Friendship''''' was a 430 ton(bm), three-decker merchantman, launched in 1793. |
'''''Friendship''''' was a 430 ton (bm), three-decker merchantman, launched in 1793. She made two voyages for the British [{East India Company]] (EIC). On the second, in 1799, she transported [[convict]]s from [[Ireland]] to [[Australia]]. She was broken up in 1819 |
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On her second voyage for the EIC, Captain John Newman left Falmouth on 11 May 1797, bound for [[Bengal]] and [[Chennai|Madras]]. ''Friendship'' arrived at [[Kolkatta|Calcutta]] on 28 October. Homeward bound, she was at [[Sagar Island|Saugor]] on 21 January 1798. She reached Madras on 4 February, the [[Cape of Good Hope|Cape]] on 26 May, and [[Saint Helena|St Helena]] on 26 May. She arrived at Long Reach on 4 AUgust.<ref name=NA/> |
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On 4 March 1799 Captain Hugh Reed received a [[letter of marque]] for ''Friendship''.<ref name=LoM>Letter of Marque, 1793-1815; p.44.[http://www.1812privateers.org/Great%20Britain/marque1793-1815.htm]</ref> |
On 4 March 1799 Captain Hugh Reed received a [[letter of marque]] for ''Friendship''.<ref name=LoM>Letter of Marque, 1793-1815; p.44.[http://www.1812privateers.org/Great%20Britain/marque1793-1815.htm]</ref> |
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''Friendship'' reached [[Malacca]] on 9 August, [[George Town, Penang|Penang]] on 20 August, and [[Diamond Harbour]] on 16 September. For her return to Britain she passed Culpee, an anchorage towards [[Kolkatta|Calcutta]], and closer than [[Sagar Island|Saugor]] on 29 November. On 1 March 1801 she reached [[Saint Helena|St Helena]] and on 30 May she arrived at [[Gravesend, Kent#Gravesend and Thames|Long Reach]].<ref>National Archives: ''Friendship'' (3),[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/09578c3b-1511-4cdc-9236-f8a4078ad266] - accessed 19 November 2014.</ref> |
''Friendship'' reached [[Malacca]] on 9 August, [[George Town, Penang|Penang]] on 20 August, and [[Diamond Harbour]] on 16 September. For her return to Britain she passed Culpee, an anchorage towards [[Kolkatta|Calcutta]], and closer than [[Sagar Island|Saugor]] on 29 November. On 1 March 1801 she reached [[Saint Helena|St Helena]] and on 30 May she arrived at [[Gravesend, Kent#Gravesend and Thames|Long Reach]].<ref>National Archives: ''Friendship'' (3),[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/09578c3b-1511-4cdc-9236-f8a4078ad266] - accessed 19 November 2014.</ref> |
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On 15 August 1801 Captain James Smith of ''Friendship'' received a letter of marque.<ref name=LoM/> ''Lloyd's Register'' for 1803 gives her trade as London to Jamaica. In 1809, her trade changes to London to Cape of Good Hope, and her armament changes too, though there is no change in ownership or master.<ref name=LR09>''Lloyd's Register'' (1809)</ref> By 1811 her trade is again London - Jamaica. In 1813, her master becomes E. Smith. She leaves ''Lloyd's Registry'' between 1814 and 1818. |
On 15 August 1801 Captain James Smith of ''Friendship'' received a letter of marque.<ref name=LoM/> ''Lloyd's Register'' for 1803 gives her trade as London to Jamaica. In 1809, her trade changes to London to Cape of Good Hope, and her armament changes too, though there is no change in ownership or master.<ref name=LR09>''Lloyd's Register'' (1809)</ref> By 1811 her trade is again London - Jamaica. In 1813, her master becomes E. Smith. She leaves ''Lloyd's Registry'' between 1814 and 1818. |
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| Name | Friendship |
| Namesake | Friendship |
| Owner | John and James Mangles |
| Launched | 26 August 1793[1] |
| Fate | She was deleted from the registry on 5 July 1819, having been broken up[1] |
| Notes | Hackman has this vessel making a voyage in 1796 to the Cape of Good Hope and Mauritius,[1] but a privateer captured that vessel in question, which was not the Friendship of 1793. |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Tons burthen | 430,[3] or 40716⁄94[1](bm) |
| Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 118 feet 0 inches (36.0 m)* (overall) 96 feet 4 inches (29.4 m)* (keel) |
| Beam | 28 feet 4+1⁄4 inches (8.6 m)* |
| Depth of hold | 12 feet 2+1⁄2 inches (3.7 m)* |
| Complement | 1799:24[3] 1801:28[3] |
| Armament | 1799:10 x 6-pounder guns + 2 x 18-pounder carronades + 12 x swivel guns[3]
1801:10 x 6-pounder guns[3] 1809:2 x 6-pounder guns + 10 x 18-pounder carronades[4] |
Friendship was a 430 ton (bm), three-decker merchantman, launched in 1793. She made two voyages for the British [{East India Company]] (EIC). On the second, in 1799, she transported convicts from Ireland to Australia. She was broken up in 1819
- EIC voyage #1 (1797-98)
On her second voyage for the EIC, Captain John Newman left Falmouth on 11 May 1797, bound for Bengal and Madras. Friendship arrived at Calcutta on 28 October. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 21 January 1798. She reached Madras on 4 February, the Cape on 26 May, and St Helena on 26 May. She arrived at Long Reach on 4 AUgust.[2]
- Convict transport and EIC voyage #2
On 4 March 1799 Captain Hugh Reed received a letter of marque for Friendship.[3]
Friendship, under Reid's command, sailed from Cork, Ireland on 24 August 1799, with 133 male convicts, a number of whom were members of the Society of United Irishmen. She left in company with Minerva, but the vessels separated and Friendship arrived at Port Jackson on 16 February 1800, a month after Minerva. Nineteen convicts died on the voyage. Friendship left Port Jackson for Bengal on 11 May 1800.[5]
Friendship reached Malacca on 9 August, Penang on 20 August, and Diamond Harbour on 16 September. For her return to Britain she passed Culpee, an anchorage towards Calcutta, and closer than Saugor on 29 November. On 1 March 1801 she reached St Helena and on 30 May she arrived at Long Reach.[6]
- Subsequent career
On 15 August 1801 Captain James Smith of Friendship received a letter of marque.[3] Lloyd's Register for 1803 gives her trade as London to Jamaica. In 1809, her trade changes to London to Cape of Good Hope, and her armament changes too, though there is no change in ownership or master.[4] By 1811 her trade is again London - Jamaica. In 1813, her master becomes E. Smith. She leaves Lloyd's Registry between 1814 and 1818.
Citations and references
- Citations
- ^ a b c d Hackman (2001), p.232.
- ^ a b National Archives (United Kingdom): Friendship (2).
- ^ a b c d e f g Letter of Marque, 1793-1815; p.44.[1]
- ^ a b Lloyd's Register (1809)
- ^ "Arrival of Vessels at Port Jackson, and their Departure". Australian Town and Country Journal, Saturday 3 January 1891, p.16. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ National Archives: Friendship (3),[2] - accessed 19 November 2014.
- References
- Bateson, Charles, The Convict Ships, 1787-1868, Sydney, 1974. ISBN 0-85174-195-9
- Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7