Paragon (1800 Whitby ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameParagon
Owner
  • 1800:J. Woodcock & Co.
  • 1817:Read & Co.
BuilderFishburn & Brodrick, Whitby[1]
Launched30 January 1800[1]
FateWrecked March 1819
General characteristics
Tons burthen391,[a] or 394,[3] or 39416⁄94[1] (bm)
Armament
  • 1801:6 × 4-pounder guns
  • 1815:8 × 18-pounder carronades

Paragon was launched at Whitby in 1800. Between 1803 and 1805 she served as an armed defense ship protecting Britain's coasts and convoys. She then served as a transport on the 1805 naval expedition to capture the Cape of Good Hope. Next, she returned to mercantile service and in 1814 a French privateer captured her, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her the next day. She sailed to India in 1818 under a license from the British East India Company (EIC), and was wrecked in March 1819 while inbound to Calcutta.

  1. ^ a b c Hackman (2001), p. 304.
  2. ^ Weatherill (1908), p. 205.
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