Chapman (1777 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameChapman
Owner
  • Abel Chapman (1777–?)
  • 1851:King & Co., London[1]
BuilderThomas Fishburn, Whitby[1]
Launched1777,[1] or 1776[1]
FateLast listed in 1853
General characteristics
Tons burthen542,[2] 55141⁄94[3] 55756⁄94[4] or 558,[1][5][6] (bm)
Length
  • Overall:119 ft 6 in (36.4 m)
  • Keel:95 ft 1+1⁄2 in (29.0 m)
Beam32 ft 8+1⁄2 in (10.0 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement50[6]
Armament
  • 1793: 24 × 6-pounder guns[3]
  • 1812:14 guns,[5] or 16 × 6-pounder guns[6]

Chapman was a two-deck merchant ship built at Whitby in 1777. She made three voyages to India or China for the British East India Company (EIC), during the first of which she was present at the battle of Porto Praya. During the French Revolutionary Wars she served as a hired armed ship, primarily escorting convoys but also seeing some action. Later, she undertook one voyage to Mauritius transporting troops, one voyage carrying settlers to South Africa, and three voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia. She was last listed in 1853.

  1. ^ a b c d e Weatherill (1908), p. 42.
  2. ^ British Library: Chapman.
  3. ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 387.
  4. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 80.
  5. ^ a b Lloyd's Register (1812)
  6. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference LoM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).