| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Henry Wellesley |
| Namesake | Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley |
| Builder | Bacon, Harvey & Co., Calcutta[1] |
| Launched | 1804 |
| Fate | Wrecked in 1841 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 290,[1] or 301, or 30140⁄94,[2] or 304, or 320[3] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Later Barque |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pounder guns |
| Notes | Teak-built |
Henry Wellesley was a barque built in 1804 by Bacon, Harvey & Company at Calcutta, British India. In 1808 a French privateer captured her, but she returned to British ownership. Between 1820 and 1824 she was a whaler that made three voyages to the British southern whale fishery. Later, she twice transported women convicts from England to Port Jackson, New South Wales. She was wrecked near Calais in 1841.
- ^ a b Phipps (1840), p. 101.
- ^ House of Commons (1814), p. 460.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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