Charlotte (1803 ship)

History
United Kingdom
NameCharlotte
Owner
  • 1804-7:Alex Adamson[1]
  • 1808-1829:Forbes & Co.[1]
  • 1831-32:Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy[1]
  • 1833:Madowas Dhurumdass[1]
BuilderBombay Dockyard[2]
Launched1803
FateWrecked 1851
General characteristics [3]
Tons burthen650,[1] or 672,[2][4] or 707,[1] or 7078194,[5] or 707894 (bm)
Length135 ft 9 in (41.4 m)
Beam34 ft 2 in (10.4 m)
PropulsionSail

Charlotte was built at the Bombay Dockyard in 1803. She spent most of her career as a country ship, trading between India and China, though she did sail between India and the United Kingdom on occasion, and under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). The French captured her in 1804 but she returned to British hands. She was wrecked in 1851.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Bulley (2000), pp. 127–8.
  2. ^ a b Wadia (1986), p. 337.
  3. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 228.
  4. ^ Phipps (1840), p. 168.
  5. ^ House of Commons (1816).