Georgiana (1791 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Georgiana (ship) and USS Georgiana.
History
Great Britain
NameGeorgiana
OwnerSt Barbe & Co.
BuilderW.Richards, Hythe, Southampton
Launched15 August 1791
FateSold c. 1794
British East India Company
NameGeorgiana
OperatorEast India Company
BuilderWells (measured and surveyed)
Acquiredc.1794
FateSold c.1812
United Kingdom
NameGeorgiana
OwnerSamuel Enderby & Sons
Acquiredc.1812 by purchase
CapturedApril 1813
United States
NameUSS Georgiana
AcquiredApril 1813 by capture
CapturedNovember 1813
United Kingdom
NameGeorgiana
OwnerBoyes
Acquired1814 as a prize
FateCondemned 1818
General characteristics
Tons burthen276, or 27639⁄94[1] or 280,[2] or 285,[2][3] or 302[4] (bm)
Length94 ft 8 in (28.9 m) (overall;[3] 74 ft 5 in (22.7 m) (keel)[3]
Beam26 ft 10 in (8.2 m)[3]
Depth of hold11 ft 11 in (3.6 m)[3]
PropulsionSail
Complement
  • 1793:35[2]
  • 1798:30[2]
  • 1803:35
Armament
  • 1793:10 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades[2][5]
  • 1798:12 × 6-pounder guns[2]
  • 1803:16 × 18&12-pounder cannons[2]
  • 1813:16 × 6-pounder guns[6]
  • 1815:2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades[4]
NotesThree decks

Georgiana was launched in 1791. She served as a merchantman, packet ship for the British East India Company (EIC), a whaler, a warship of the navy of the United States of America, and a merchant vessel again. She was sold after being condemned in 1818 as leaky.

  1. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 115.
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  3. ^ a b c d e "British Library: Georgiana (1)". Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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