Friendship (1793 ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameFriendship
NamesakeFriendship
Owner
  • 1794: Oldham & Co.
  • 1797: John and James Mangles
BuilderWilliam & John Wells, Rotherhithe[1]
Launched26 August 1793[1]
FateShe was deleted from the registry on 5 July 1819, having been broken up[1]
General characteristics [2]
Tons burthen
  • 1793: 339[3] or 341[4]
  • 1797: 407,[2] 40716⁄94,[1] or 430[3] (bm)
Length
  • 118 ft 0 in (36.0 m) (overall)
  • 96 ft 4 in (29.4 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 2+1⁄4 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 2+1⁄2 in (3.7 m)
Complement
Armament
  • 1794: 6 × 12-pounder guns[4]
  • 1796: 10 × 12-pounder guns + 2 swivel guns[3]
  • 1797: 6 × 12-pounder guns[3]
  • 1799: 10 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades + 12 × swivel guns[3]
  • 1801: 10 × 6-pounder guns[3]
  • 1809: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 10 × 18-pounder carronades[5]

Friendship was a three-decker merchantman, launched in 1793. She made three voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). During her first voyage, in 1796, a French privateer captured her, but the Royal Navy recaptured her. On the second, in 1799, she transported convicts from Ireland to Australia. She made a second voyage transporting convicts in 1817-18. On her way back she was broken up in 1819 at Mauritius after having been found unseaworthy.

  1. ^ a b c d Hackman (2001), p. 232.
  2. ^ a b British Library: Friendship (2).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cite error: The named reference LoM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Lloyd's Register (1794), seq. no. F385.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR09 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).