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''Princess Royal'' was launched at Great Yarmouth in September 1794 and for the next three years traded with the West Indies. She made one voyage for the British [[East India Company]] (EIC) in 1797-8. On her return she resumed general trading. She was last listed in ''Lloyd's Register'' in 1840.
''Princess Royal'' was launched at Great Yarmouth in September 1794 and for the next three years traded with the West Indies. She made one voyage for the British [[East India Company]] (EIC) in 1797-8. On her return she resumed general trading. In 1822 and again in 1829 she [[Transportation (punishment)|transported]] [[convicts]] to New South Wales. She was last listed in ''Lloyd's Register'' in 1834.


;EIC voyage
==EIC voyage (1797-1798)==
Captain Peter Foubister received a [[letter of marque]] on 20 December 1796.{{#tag:ref|Hackman appears to have mixed up the names of the captains on ''Princess Royal'' of 405 tons (bm), and on [[Princess Royal (1786 Indiaman)|''Princess Royal'']] of 805 tons (bm).<ref name=Hackman/> Registers of [[Letters of marque]] and entries in ''[[Lloyd's Register]]'' provide the evidence for the occurrence of a mix-up.|group=Note}} ''Lloyd's Register'' for 1797 gives the captain's name as "Forbuster" and her trade as London-Jamaica, changing to London-India.
Captain Peter Foubister received a [[letter of marque]] on 20 December 1796.{{efn|Hackman appears to have mixed up the names of the captains on ''Princess Royal'' of 405 tons (bm), and on {{ship||Princess Royal|1786 EIC ship|2}} of 805 tons (bm).<ref name=Hackman/> Registers of [[Letters of marque]] and entries in ''[[Lloyd's Register]]'' provide the evidence for the occurrence of a mix-up.}} ''Lloyd's Register'' for 1797 gives the captain's name as "Forbuster" and her trade as London-Jamaica, changing to London-India.


Foubister sailed ''Princess Royal'' from Falmouth on 16 February 1797, bound for [[Chennai|Madras]] and [[Bengal]]. She reached the [[Cape of Good Hope|Cape]] on 16 May and arrived at Madras on 11 July. She was at [[Pondicherry]] on 11 August, and then returned to Madras 16 August. She reached Penang on 6 September, before returning to Madras on 11 December. ''Princess Royal'' arrived at [[Kolkatta|Calcutta]] on 28 January 1798. She left [[Diamond Harbour]] on 8 March, reached Simons Bay on 14 June and [[Saint Helena|St Helena]] on 6 August, and arrived at [[The Downs]] on 18 October.<ref name=NA>National Archives [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/f4024e1d-9ced-4e02-884a-35e349e9e51a - [[National Archives (United Kingdom)]]: ''Princess Royal'' (5)]</ref>
Foubister sailed ''Princess Royal'' from Falmouth on 16 February 1797, bound for [[Chennai|Madras]] and [[Bengal]]. She reached the [[Cape of Good Hope|Cape]] on 16 May and arrived at Madras on 11 July. She was at [[Pondicherry]] on 11 August, and then returned to Madras 16 August.<ref name=BL/>

The British government chartered ''Princes Royal'' to serve as a transport in a planned attack on Manila. She sailed to Penang, where she arrived on 6 September,<ref name=BL/> where she joined the other vessels. However, the British Government cancelled the invasion following a peace treaty with Spain and the EIC released the vessels it had engaged.

{{see also|Transport vessels for the cancelled British attack on Manila (1797)}}

''Princess Royal'' returned to Madras on 11 December. She arrived at [[Kolkatta|Calcutta]] on 28 January 1798. She left [[Diamond Harbour]] on 8 March, reached Simons Bay on 14 June and [[Saint Helena|St Helena]] on 6 August, and arrived at [[The Downs (ship anchorage)|The Downs]] on 18 October.<ref name=BL>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS045-001115590: ''Princess Royal'' (4).]</ref>


''Lloyd's Register'' for 1799 gives her master's name as Forbuster, changing to M'Donald, and her trade as London-India, changing to London-Jamaica.
''Lloyd's Register'' for 1799 gives her master's name as Forbuster, changing to M'Donald, and her trade as London-India, changing to London-Jamaica.


By 1805 ''Princess Royal'' was a London-based transport with Hoseason, master, and Sims & co., owners.<ref name=RS1805>[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015021233559?urlappend=%3Bseq=416 ''Register of Shipping'' (1805), Seq. №P547.]</ref>
==Notes, citations, and references==

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'''Notes'''
==First convict voyage (1822-1823)==
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{{reflist|group=Note}}
''Princess Royal'' left Britain on 5 November 1822 and arrived at Sydney on 9 March 1823. Her captain was Henry Sherwood.<ref name=Bateson>Bateson (1959), pp. 294-5.</ref> She embarked 156 male convicts, two of whom died on the voyage.<ref>Bateson (1959), p.329.</ref>
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'''Citations'''

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On 6 February 1825 a collier brig ran into the "Princess Royal Transport" and carried off her bowsprit.<ref>[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015073721246?urlappend=%3Bseq=47 ''Lloyd's List'' №5984.]</ref>
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'''References'''

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*Hackman, Rowan (2001) ''Ships of the East India Company''. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7
==Second convict voyage (1829)==
''Princess Royal'' left Britain on 6 January 1829 and arrived at Sydney on 9 May 1829. Henry Sherwood was again her captain.<ref>Bateson (1959), pp. 298-9.</ref> She embarked 100 female convicts, all of whom survived the journey.<ref>Bateson (1959), p.331.</ref>{{efn|Smith has written a history of the 100 women who came to Australia on ''Princess Royal''.<ref>Smith (1988).</ref>}}

==Register listings==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Master
! Owner
! Trade
|-
| 1820
| J. Arkley
| Lenox & Co.
| London—Sierra Leone
|-
| 1825
| Sherwood
| G. Brown
| London—New South Wales
|-
| 1830
| P. Sherwood
| Lenox & Co.
| London transport
|-
| 1834
| Greenwood
| Scott
| London—New South Wales
|-
|}

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==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

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==Citations==
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{{reflist}}

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==References==
*{{cite book |title =The Convict Ships | first =Charles | last =Bateson | year =1959 | publisher =Brown, Son & Ferguson | oclc =3778075}}
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*Hackman, Rowan (2001) ''Ships of the East India Company''. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). {{ISBN|0-905617-96-7}}
*[[Babette Smith|Smith, Babette]] (1988) ''A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal''. (New South Wales Univ.). {{ISBN|9780868400679}}


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Latest revision as of 06:11, 28 July 2023

For other ships with the same name, see Princess Royal (East Indiaman).

History
Vereinigtes Königreich
NamePrincess Royal
OwnerSimms & Co., London[1]
BuilderJacob Preston, Great Yarmouth[1]
Launched23 September 1794[1]
FateLast listed in Lloyd's Register in 1834
General characteristics
Tons burthen400, or 402,[2] or 405[1][3] (bm)
PropulsionSail
Complement34[3]
Armament
  • 1796:12 × 6-pounder guns + 2 swivel guns[3]
  • 1797: 6 × 9-pounder guns[4]
  • 1805: 6 × 6-pounder guns[5]

Princess Royal was launched at Great Yarmouth in September 1794 and for the next three years traded with the West Indies. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC) in 1797-8. On her return she resumed general trading. In 1822 and again in 1829 she transported convicts to New South Wales. She was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1834.

EIC voyage (1797-1798)

[edit]

Captain Peter Foubister received a letter of marque on 20 December 1796.[a] Lloyd's Register for 1797 gives the captain's name as "Forbuster" and her trade as London-Jamaica, changing to London-India.

Foubister sailed Princess Royal from Falmouth on 16 February 1797, bound for Madras and Bengal. She reached the Cape on 16 May and arrived at Madras on 11 July. She was at Pondicherry on 11 August, and then returned to Madras 16 August.[6]

The British government chartered Princes Royal to serve as a transport in a planned attack on Manila. She sailed to Penang, where she arrived on 6 September,[6] where she joined the other vessels. However, the British Government cancelled the invasion following a peace treaty with Spain and the EIC released the vessels it had engaged.

See also: Transport vessels for the cancelled British attack on Manila (1797)

Princess Royal returned to Madras on 11 December. She arrived at Calcutta on 28 January 1798. She left Diamond Harbour on 8 March, reached Simons Bay on 14 June and St Helena on 6 August, and arrived at The Downs on 18 October.[6]

Lloyd's Register for 1799 gives her master's name as Forbuster, changing to M'Donald, and her trade as London-India, changing to London-Jamaica.

By 1805 Princess Royal was a London-based transport with Hoseason, master, and Sims & co., owners.[5]

First convict voyage (1822-1823)

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Princess Royal left Britain on 5 November 1822 and arrived at Sydney on 9 March 1823. Her captain was Henry Sherwood.[2] She embarked 156 male convicts, two of whom died on the voyage.[7]

On 6 February 1825 a collier brig ran into the "Princess Royal Transport" and carried off her bowsprit.[8]

Second convict voyage (1829)

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Princess Royal left Britain on 6 January 1829 and arrived at Sydney on 9 May 1829. Henry Sherwood was again her captain.[9] She embarked 100 female convicts, all of whom survived the journey.[10][b]

Register listings

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Year Master Owner Trade
1820 J. Arkley Lenox & Co. London—Sierra Leone
1825 Sherwood G. Brown London—New South Wales
1830 P. Sherwood Lenox & Co. London transport
1834 Greenwood Scott London—New South Wales

Notes

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  1. ^ Hackman appears to have mixed up the names of the captains on Princess Royal of 405 tons (bm), and on Princess Royal of 805 tons (bm).[1] Registers of Letters of marque and entries in Lloyd's Register provide the evidence for the occurrence of a mix-up.
  2. ^ Smith has written a history of the 100 women who came to Australia on Princess Royal.[11]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e Hackman (2001), pp.179-80, & p.239.
  2. ^ a b Bateson (1959), pp. 294-5.
  3. ^ a b c Letter of Marque, 1793-1815; p.83
  4. ^ Lloyd's Register.
  5. ^ a b Register of Shipping (1805), Seq. №P547.
  6. ^ a b c Princess Royal (4).
  7. ^ Bateson (1959), p.329.
  8. ^ Lloyd's List №5984.
  9. ^ Bateson (1959), pp. 298-9.
  10. ^ Bateson (1959), p.331.
  11. ^ Smith (1988).

References

[edit]
  • Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7
  • Smith, Babette (1988) A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal. (New South Wales Univ.). ISBN 9780868400679
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