| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Alcyone |
| Builder | France |
| Launched | 1810[1] |
| Acquired | 1814 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Last listed in 1824 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 38569⁄94,[2] or 386[3] (bm) |
Alcyone (or Alcione), was launched in France in 1810 and under another name. She was taken in prize. Waters & Co. purchased her in 1814 and renamed her. She initially sailed to Asia and India under a licence from the British East India Company, and was the first vessel to formally to receive such a licence. She then sailed between London and the Cape of Good Hope. She was last listed in 1824.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
LR1810was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ House of Commons (1816).
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 249.