Sir William Bensley (1802 Indiaman)

History
United Kingdom
NameSir William Bensley
NamesakeSir William Bensley
Owner
  • EIC voyages 1–2: John Woolmore
  • EIC voyages 3–6: Robert Burrowes
  • 1813:St Barbe & Co.
BuilderWilliam Bayley, Ipswich
Launched22 March 1802
Fate1813 sold for a transport
United Kingdom
NameSir William Bensley
Acquired1813 by purchase
FateWrecked 18 October 1841
General characteristics
Tons burthen547,[1] or 54791⁄94[2] or 575,[3] (bm)
Length
  • 124 ft 10+1⁄2 in (38.1 m) (overall)[1]
  • 100 ft 1 in (30.5 m) (keel)[1]
Beam32 ft 1 in (9.8 m)[1]
Depth of hold15 ft 0 in (4.6 m)[1]
Complement
Armament16 × 12-pounder guns[3]
NotesTwo decks

Sir William Bensley was launched in 1802 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). Between 1802 and 1813 she made six voyages for the EIC. Her owners sold her and she became a transport. During this time she repelled an American privateer in a single-ship action. She made one voyage transporting convicts to New South Wales (1816–1817). She continued to trade until 1841 when she wrecked at Nova Scotia.

  1. ^ a b c d e British Library: Sir William Bensley.
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), pp. 193–4.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Register of Letters of Marque against France 1793–1815" Archived 2015-07-09 at the Wayback Machine; p.87. Accessed 13 April 2013]
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NC31 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).