Lord Forbes (1803 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Forbes.

History
United Kingdom
NamesakeLord Forbes
Owner
  • 1803:Forbes & Co.
  • 1806:Donaldson[2]
  • 1810: John Card[3]
BuilderTroughton, Chester[1]
Launched31 October 1803[1]
FateCondemned and sold for breaking up 1817
General characteristics [3]
Tons burthen513,[3] or 534,[4] or 53435⁄94,[1] or 548,[5] or 550,[6] or 556[7] (bm)
Length
  • Overall:115 ft 7 in (35.2 m)
  • Keel:91 ft 0 in (27.7 m)
Beam32 ft 7 in (9.9 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 0 in (5.8 m)
Complement
Armament
  • 1803:20 × 12-pounder guns[7]
  • 1805:20 × 12-pounder guns + 8 × 12-pounder carronades[4]
  • 1806:20 × 12-pounder guns "of the New Construction"[2]
  • 1811:12 × 9&12-pounder guns[4]
  • 1816:12 × 12-pounder carronades[6]
NotesTwo decks

Lord Forbes was launched at Chester in 1803 as a West Indiaman. She soon became an "armed defense ship", but by 1805 had returned to being a West Indiaman. She made two voyages as an "extra" ship for the British East India Company (EIC). She continued trading with India until 1817 when she sustained damage on her way to Bengal. There she was surveyed, condemned and sold.

  1. ^ a b c Hackman (2001), pp. 145–6.
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  3. ^ a b c British Library: Lord Forbes.
  4. ^ a b c d e Letter of Marque, p.74 - accessed 25 July 2017.
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