Hugh Crawford (1813 ship)

Hugh Crawford in two positions off a rocky coast; George L. Tuthill (1824), Australian National Maritime Museum
History
United States
NameOrbit
Launched1810[1]
Captured29 January 1813
United Kingdom
NameHugh Crawford
Acquired1813 by purchase of a prize
FateLast listed 1833
General characteristics
Tons burthen366,[2] or 374,[1] or 390 bm)
PropulsionSail
Armament6 × 9-pounder guns[1]

Hugh Crawford was launched in 1810 in the United States as Orbit. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1813. She was sold as a prize and her purchasers renamed her Hugh Crawford. She traded with India and Australia and thrice carried free immigrants to New South Wales under private charter. She was one of the first ships to do so. She was last listed in 1833, but with data stale since 1827.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference LR1813 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 284.