Experiment (1802 EIC ship)

History
United Kingdom
NameExperiment
Owner
  • Voyages 1 &2: Robert Taylor[1]
  • Voyage 3: George Fraser[1]
  • Voyage 4: James Loughnan[1]
BuilderWells, Blackwall,
Launched29 October 1802
FateDisappeared November 1808
General characteristics
Tons burthen549,[1] or 54920⁄94,[2] or 610[3] (bm)
Length124 ft 10+1⁄2 in (38.1 m) (overall); 99 ft 9+1⁄2 in (30.4 m) (keel)[1]
Beam32 ft 2 in (9.8 m)[1]
Depth of hold16 ft 0 in (4.9 m)[1]
PropulsionSail
Complement
  • 1803:55
  • 1804:55
  • 1806:50
  • 1807:60
Armament
  • 1803:18 × 12-pounder guns
  • 1804:18 × 12-pounder guns
  • 1806:18 × 12-pounder guns
  • 1807:18 × 9-pounder guns
NotesTwo decks

Experiment was launched in 1802 and was immediately taken up by the British East India Company (EIC), as an "extra ship" on a multi-voyage charter. She made three voyages for the EIC and disappeared without a trace while homeward bound on her fourth voyage in the same storm that claimed two other East Indiamen.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Experiment (4), Ship - British Library". searcharchives.bl.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 108.
  3. ^ "Letter of Marque, p.62 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.