Lord Macartney (1782 EIC ship)

Lord Macartney entering the River Thames
History
NameLord Macartney
NamesakeGeorge Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
Owner
  • EIC voyages:Robert Preston
  • 1799:Hunter & co.
BuilderPerry, Blackwall
Launched5 October 1782[1]
FateLast listed 1811
General characteristics
Tons burthen755,[1] or 769,[2][3] or 796[4] (bm)
PropulsionSail
Complement105 (1794)[3]
Armament
  • 1794:26 × 12&9-pounder guns[3]
  • 1799:20 × 12-pounder + 6 × 6-pounder guns[5]
NotesThree decks

Lord Macartney was launched in 1782 as an East Indiaman. She made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC0 before she was sold in 1798. She then traded across the Atlantic to North America and was last listed in 1811.

  1. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 147.
  2. ^ British Library: Lord Macartney.
  3. ^ a b c Letter of Marque, p.74 - accessed 25 July 2017.
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  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1799 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).