Experiment (1800 ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameExperiment
Owner1802: Lambert, Ross & Co.[1]
BuilderGillett & Co., Calcutta
FateLost 1807
General characteristics
Tons burthen475,[2] or 500[3] (bm)
PropulsionSail

Experiment was built at Calcutta in 1800, and was lost in 1807. In between, she made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC).

EIC voyage: Captain John Palmer left Calcutta on 24 August 1801, bound for England. Experiment was at Culpee on 29 September, reached Saint Helena on 4 January 1802, and arrived at Deptford on 27 March.[4]

Fate: Experiment was listed in the 1807 volume of Lloyd's Register with Farmer, master, Gillet & Co. owner, and trade London—India.[5] She was lost in 1807.[3] She appeared for the last time in the 1808 volume of Lloyd's Register with unchanged information.

  1. ^ Mathison & Mason (1802), p. 71.
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 231.
  3. ^ a b Phipps (1840), pp. 98 & 138.
  4. ^ British Library: Experiment (3).
  5. ^ Lloyd's Register. Seq. №E379.