History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Enchantress |
Builder | Joseph Tippitt, Bristol[1] |
Launched | 18 September 1828[1] |
Fate | Wrecked |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 401 (bm) |
Length | 112 ft 6 in (34.3 m) |
Beam | 28 ft 1 in (8.6 m) |
Enchantress was launched in 1828 at Bristol as a West Indiaman. She then traded with India as an East Indiaman, sailing under a license issued by the British East India Company (EIC). She next transported convicts to Van Diemen's Land. She was wrecked in February 1837 at Bermuda.