History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Betsey |
Owner |
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Builder | Edward Bacon[1] |
Launched | 22 December 1801,[1] Calcutta, India |
Renamed | Marquis of Wellington, c.1814. |
Fate | Wrecked March 1818 at Margate |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 630, or 63634⁄94,[2][1] or 642,[3] or 653[4] (bm) |
Length | 124 ft 9 in (38.0 m)[1] (keel) |
Beam | 34 ft 11 in (10.6 m)[1] |
Propulsion | Sail |
Complement | 53 |
Armament | 12 guns |
Betsey (or Betsy), was launched in 1801 at Calcutta, India. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC) as Betsey. Around 1814 she sailed to England and was sold to English owners who renamed her Marquis of Wellington. As Marquis of Wellington she made a second voyage for the EIC after transporting convicts to New South Wales. She was returning to England in 1818 when she was wrecked near Margate.