History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Lord Wellington |
Namesake | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington |
Owner | 1810:F.(or P.) &G. Clay. |
Builder | John King, Frindsbury, Rochester, Kent |
Launched | 24 November 1810 |
Fate | Wrecked 17 December 1822 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 399,[1][2] or 39922⁄94[3] (bm) |
Length | 111 ft 8 in (34.0 m)[3] |
Beam | 28 ft 3 in (8.6 m)[3] |
Propulsion | Sail |
Armament | 14 × 12-pounder carronades[1] |
Lord Wellington was launched in 1810 at Rochester, or equally, Chatham, as a West Indiaman. She made at least one voyage to India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She then made a voyage to New South Wales transporting female convicts from England and Ireland. She was lost in December 1822 off Denmark while sailing from Saint Petersburg to London.
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