Friendship (1793 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Friendship |
| Namesake | Friendship |
| Owner | John and James Mangles |
| Launched | 1793, Thames |
| Fate | No longer listed in Lloyd's Registry at some point between 1814 and 1818. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 430[1] (bm) |
| Complement | 1799:24[1] 1801:28[1] |
| Armament | 1799:10 x 6-pounder guns + 2 x 18-pounder carronades + 12 x swivel guns[1]
1801:10 x 6-pounder guns[1] 1809:2 x 6-pounder guns + 10 x 18-pounder carronades[2] |
Friendship was a 430 ton(bm), three-decker merchantman, launched in 1793. In 1799 she transported convicts from Ireland to Australia. For the return voyage to Britain she was under contract to the British East India Company.
On 4 March 1799 Captain Hugh Reed received a letter of marque for Friendship.[1]
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.[3]
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.[4]
On 15 August 1801 Captain James Smith of Friendship received a letter of marque.[1] 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.[2] 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 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