Princess Charlotte (1815 ship)

Princess Charlotte was launched in 1815 at Whitehaven. She made several voyages to India, sailing under a license issued by the British East India Company (EIC). She was last listed in 1841, though she apparently sailed for at least another two years.

For other ships with the same name, see Princess Charlotte (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Builder:	Thomas Brocklebank, Whitehaven[1]
Launched:	1815
General characteristics
Tons burthen:	514, or 517[1] (bm)

Career

Princess Charlotte first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815.[2]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1815		Brocklebank	Workington	LR
1816	M'Kean	Brocklebank	Workington Whitehaven–West Indies	LR
1818	M'Kean	Brocklebank	Whitehaven–West Indies Liverpool–Calcutta	LR

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC.[3]

Captain J.M'Kean sailed under a license from the EIC on 8 February 1816 from London, bound for Bombay.[4] Thereafter she made several voyages to India and Penang.

On 1 September 1824 she put back to Calcutta to repair, after having sailed for Liverpool.[5]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1827	M'Kean	Brocklebank	Liverpool–Calcutta Liverpool–New Orleans	Register of Shipping
1828	J.M'Kean Johnstone	Brocklebank	Liverpool–New Orleans	LR
1829	Johnston J.M'Kean	Brocklebank	Liverpool–New Orleans	LR; repairs 1829
1830	A.Kerr	Brocklebank	Liverpool–Calcutta	LR; large repair 1829
1835	J.M'Kean			LR
1841	M.King	Brocklebank	Liverpool–Bombay	LR

Fate

Princess Charlotte, King, master, was last listed in LR in 1841. However, she was reported to have sailed from St Helena on 28 July 1843, having come from Bombay and on her way to Liverpool. She arrived at Liverpool on 21 September. She may have sailed again but absent original research her ultimate fate is unclear.

Citations and references

Citations

1. Hackman, 2001 & p-306. sfnp error: no target: CITEREFHackman2001p-306 (help)
2. LR (1815), Supple. oages "P", Seq.№P85.
3. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
4. LR (1816), "Licensed and Country Ships".
5. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5992). 8 March 1825. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

References

• Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.