| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Prince Regent |
| Namesake | George IV, who became Prince Regent in 1811 |
| Builder | John Pelham, Frindsbury, Rochester[a] |
| Launched | 25 April 1811 |
| Fate | Grounded March 1863 and grounded April |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 382,[1] or 39248⁄94,[2] or 395 (bm) |
| Armament | 18 × 12-pounder carronades (1811) |
Prince Regent was launched at Rochester in 1811. She initially traded with the West Indies and the Mediterranean. From 1814 on she started trading with the Indian Ocean and India, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). In 1820–1821 she transported convicts from Ireland to New South Wales. She continued to trade with Australia. In 1841–1842 she made a second voyage transporting convicts from Ireland, this time to Hobart. In about 1843 new owners shifted her home port to Hull. From there she traded with Quebec, the Baltic, Aden, and perhaps elsewhere. In 1863 she was at Alicante, Spain where she grounded. She was condemned as not worth repairing.
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- ^ House of Commons (1816).
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 306.