| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Lord Hungerford |
| Namesake | Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford |
| Builder | R. Kyd and W. Richardson, Kidderpore, Calcutta |
| Launched | 31 October 1814 |
| Fate | Foundered on 1 June 1861 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | |
| Length | 135 ft 6 in (41.3 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft 10 in (10.6 m) |
| Notes | Teak-built; sheathed in Yellow Metal (Muntz metal) in 1851 & 1854 |
Lord Hungerford was launched at Calcutta in 1814. Her most notable voyages were one transporting convicts to Van Diemen's Land and two for the British East India Company. Later she brought laborers to British Guiana and immigrants to Victoria and South Australia. She foundered on 1 June 1861 on her way to Valparaiso to be converted to a coal hulk.
- ^ Phipps (1840), p. 130.
- ^ British Library: Lord Hungerford.
- ^ Phipps (1840), p. 106.
- ^ Bateson (1959), pp. 308–309.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 146.