Minerva (1805 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Minerva (ship).

Minerva
History
United Kingdom
NameMinerva
NamesakeMinerva
OwnerStuart Donaldson
BuilderBrocklebank, Lancaster[1]
Launched1805
FateBroken up 1826
General characteristics
Tons burthen530,[3] or 534,[2] or 53426⁄94,[1] or 551[3] (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 124 ft 6 in (37.9 m)[2]
  • Keel: 100 ft 2 in (30.5 m)[2]
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.7 m)[2]
Depth of hold17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)[2]
Complement
Armament
  • 1806–1808:22 × 18&9&6-pounder guns[3]
  • 1809:4 × 9 + 2 × 6-pounder guns + 16 × 18-pounder carronades[4]
  • 1810:16 × 6&18-pounder guns[3]
  • 1811:2 × 9-pdr guns + 14 × 18-pounder carronades[3]
NotesTwo decks
Indiamen Minerva, Scaleby Castle, and Charles Grant in 1820, by Thomas Whitcombe

Minerva was launched at Lancaster, Lancashire, in 1805. Following trading with Central and South America, she made two voyages under charter to the British East India Company (EIC) between 1811 and 1814. She also made four voyages transporting convicts to Australia between 1818 and 1824, one to Van Diemen's Land and three voyages to New South Wales. She was broken up in 1826.

  1. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 156.
  2. ^ a b c d e British Library: Minerva (6).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Letter of Marque, p.78 – accessed 25 July 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference RS1809 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).