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was a square-rigged, three-decked, three-masted merchant ship launched in 1799 at Whitby for James Atty & Co. for the West Indies trade. In 1804 she served as an armed defense ship and recaptured a merchantman that a privateer had captured. She was a transport in the 1805–1806 British invasion of
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in November voted to underwrite 10,000 tons (bm) of armed transports to protect Great Britain's coasts. The vessels were existing, but not EIC, merchantmen that would receive an upgrade in armament and that would receive a naval officer as captain. The vessels were:
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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 licence from the EIC.
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On 21 March 1806 she sailed with 16 other transports in a convoy to Great Britain with invalids and Dutch prisoners. The newly-captured and commissioned
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was burnt to the waterline in an accident on 23 October 1815 and declared a total loss. Her cargo was also lost.
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was under charter to the EIC and under the command of John Cross, when she left England on 4 June 1812, passing
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This article is about a privately owned British ship. For ships of the British Navy named "Indefatigable", see
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and arrived at Port Jackson on 26 April. She transported 200 male convicts, two of whom died on the voyage.
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had been at Canton, where she had loaded a modest cargo of tea and no textiles. From the Cape she sailed to
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along the coasts of Britain and Ireland, and the commissioning of a number of armed defense ships.
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on 6 December. She left Port Jackson on 7 January 1813 bound for England. She arrived at the
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s owners applied for a licence on 9 August 1814, and received the licence on 15 August.
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was one of the transport vessels that were part of the expedition under General Sir
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The Navy returned the armed defence ships to their owners in late 1804 or in 1805.
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Transport vessels for the British invasion of the Dutch Cape Colony (1805-1806)
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spent her 11 years as a transport, first sailing out of London and then out of
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departed Spithead for Hull. She returned to the Downs from Hull on 29 August.
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had left with 200 convicts and she landed 199, one having died on the way.
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parted the next day. Six days after they left Rio, a gale separated
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On her second convict voyage, under the command of Matthew Bowles,
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to Australia; on the first trip she was chartered to the British
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House of Commons, Parliament, Great Britain (1816).
1456: 1199: 493:was under the command of Commander George Andrews. 324:in early 1803, concern developed in Britain about 326:Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom 860: 1177: 8: 1144:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 1024:Archives year book for South African History 172:(EIC). She burned to the waterline in 1815. 1155:The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping 1184: 1170: 1162: 887: 885: 883: 845: 540: 195: 1193:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1815 489:the next day and sent into Portsmouth. 1558:Ships of the British East India Company 1115:. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. 1059: 1047: 1035: 993: 991: 982: 830: 823: 785:left Port Jackson on 13 July bound for 473:On 20 June a 16-gun privateer captured 1137: 24: 777:left England in 1814. She sailed via 481:was sailing from Weymouth to London. 36: 7: 960: 958: 956: 954: 709:on 7 June. She sailed together with 336:, a program of the construction of 719:on 29 July. There they joined the 14: 1563:Convict ships to New South Wales 1518: 1513: 754:left Hobart Town and arrived at 114:31 ft 8 in (10 m) 38: 1113:Ships of the East India Company 518:that would in 1806 capture the 81:Burnt to the waterline in 1815 1: 1098:. Brown, Son & Ferguson. 1153:Weatherill, Richard (1908). 466:could relieve them. In June 320:Following the resumption of 947:. 8 July 1806. p. 861. 1589: 1553:Maritime incidents in 1815 524: 15: 1568:Convict ships to Tasmania 1508: 1474:February (unknown date): 1413:November (unknown date): 187:. The data below is from 132:1800: 10 × 6-pounder guns 85: 31: 27: 1403:October (unknown date): 1157:. Whitby: Horne and Son. 164:. She twice transported 86:General characteristics 1386:Sir John Borlase Warren 1111:Hackman, Rowan (2001). 861:House of Commons (1816) 688:London-New South Wales 538:provided their escort. 477:, Langrish, master, as 148:Hull sheathed in copper 106:127 ft (39 m) 428:Sir Alexander Mitchell 1548:Ships built in Whitby 1329:July (unknown date): 1477:Countess of Harcourt 1132:Parliamentary Papers 903:on 29 September 2018 443:On 21 November 1803 279:10 × 6-pounder guns 262:10 × 6-pounder guns 245:10 × 6-pounder guns 228:10 × 6-pounder guns 944:The London Gazette 807:While anchored at 470:escorted convoys. 345:East India Company 332:regiments and the 170:East India Company 1530: 1529: 1467:Francis and Eliza 1210:General Wellesley 1096:The Convict Ships 1038:, pp. 290–1. 965:British Library: 846:Weatherill (1908) 715:and they reached 698:Convict transport 695: 694: 520:Dutch Cape Colony 516:Home Riggs Popham 318: 317: 293:London transport 276:London transport 259:London transport 242:London transport 225:London transport 162:Dutch Cape colony 152: 151: 18:HMS Indefatigable 1580: 1522: 1517: 1501: 1490: 1480: 1470: 1449: 1439: 1429: 1419: 1409: 1399: 1389: 1379: 1370:Earl of Lonsdale 1363: 1353: 1343: 1325: 1315: 1305: 1295: 1284: 1274: 1264: 1254: 1244: 1233: 1223: 1213: 1186: 1179: 1172: 1163: 1158: 1149: 1143: 1135: 1126: 1107: 1092:Bateson, Charles 1079: 1069: 1063: 1057: 1051: 1045: 1039: 1033: 1027: 1021: 1015: 1014: 1012: 1010: 1005:. 3 January 1891 995: 986: 980: 971: 962: 949: 948: 935: 929: 919: 913: 912: 910: 908: 899:. Archived from 889: 878: 874:Lloyd's Register 870: 864: 858: 849: 843: 834: 828: 798: 727:Archduke Charles 722:Archduke Charles 669:London transport 541: 514:and Admiral Sir 196: 190:Lloyd's Register 46: 43: 42: 41: 25: 1588: 1587: 1583: 1582: 1581: 1579: 1578: 1577: 1533: 1532: 1531: 1526: 1504: 1493: 1483: 1473: 1463: 1457:Other incidents 1452: 1442: 1432: 1422: 1412: 1402: 1392: 1382: 1366: 1356: 1346: 1328: 1318: 1308: 1298: 1287: 1277: 1267: 1257: 1247: 1236: 1226: 1216: 1206: 1195: 1190: 1152: 1136: 1134:. 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Eskdale, 60: 56: 55: 54:Atty & Co. 52: 48: 47: 34: 33: 29: 28: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1585: 1574: 1571: 1569: 1566: 1564: 1561: 1559: 1556: 1554: 1551: 1549: 1546: 1544: 1541: 1540: 1538: 1525: 1521: 1516: 1512: 1507: 1500: 1499: 1492: 1489: 1488: 1482: 1479: 1478: 1472: 1469: 1468: 1462: 1461: 1459: 1455: 1448: 1447: 1441: 1438: 1437: 1431: 1428: 1427: 1421: 1418: 1417: 1411: 1408: 1407: 1401: 1398: 1397: 1396:Indefatigable 1391: 1388: 1387: 1381: 1378: 1377: 1372: 1371: 1365: 1362: 1361: 1355: 1352: 1351: 1345: 1342: 1341: 1335: 1334: 1327: 1324: 1323: 1317: 1314: 1313: 1307: 1304: 1303: 1297: 1294: 1293: 1286: 1283: 1282: 1276: 1273: 1272: 1266: 1263: 1262: 1256: 1253: 1252: 1246: 1243: 1242: 1235: 1232: 1231: 1225: 1222: 1221: 1215: 1212: 1211: 1205: 1204: 1202: 1198: 1194: 1187: 1182: 1180: 1175: 1173: 1168: 1167: 1164: 1156: 1151: 1147: 1141: 1133: 1128: 1124: 1122:0-905617-96-7 1118: 1114: 1109: 1105: 1101: 1097: 1093: 1089: 1088: 1084: 1078: 1075: 1074: 1068: 1065: 1062:, p. 54. 1061: 1056: 1053: 1049: 1044: 1041: 1037: 1032: 1029: 1025: 1020: 1017: 1004: 1000: 994: 992: 988: 984: 979: 977: 973: 970: 968: 967:Indefatigable 961: 959: 957: 955: 951: 946: 945: 940: 934: 931: 928: 925: 924: 918: 915: 902: 898: 896: 888: 886: 884: 880: 876: 875: 869: 866: 862: 857: 855: 851: 847: 842: 840: 836: 832: 827: 824: 818: 816: 814: 813:Indefatigable 810: 802: 800: 795: 794:Indefatigable 790: 788: 784: 783:Indefatigable 780: 776: 775:Indefatigable 771: 769: 765: 764:Indefatigable 762:on 6 August, 761: 757: 753: 752:Indefatigable 749: 747: 746:Indefatigable 743: 738: 736: 735:Indefatigable 732: 728: 724: 723: 718: 714: 713: 708: 704: 703:Indefatigable 697: 690: 687: 684: 681: 678: 677: 673: 668: 665: 662: 659: 658: 654: 651: 648: 643: 640: 639: 636: 633: 630: 627: 624: 623: 620: 617: 614: 611: 608: 607: 604: 601: 598: 595: 592: 591: 588: 585: 582: 579: 576: 575: 572: 569: 566: 563: 560: 559: 555: 552: 549: 546: 543: 542: 539: 537: 536: 528: 523: 521: 517: 513: 509: 508:Indefatigable 504: 501: 499: 498:Indefatigable 494: 492: 491:Indefatigable 488: 484: 483:Indefatigable 480: 476: 471: 469: 468:Indefatigable 465: 464: 458: 454: 450: 449:Indefatigable 446: 445:Indefatigable 441: 439: 435: 434: 429: 425: 424: 419: 418: 413: 412: 407: 403: 399: 398: 393: 392: 391:Indefatigable 387: 383: 382: 377: 373: 372: 367: 363: 362: 357: 356: 351: 346: 341: 339: 335: 334:Sea Fencibles 331: 327: 323: 314: 311: 308: 305: 302: 299: 298: 295: 292: 289: 286: 283: 282: 278: 275: 272: 269: 266: 265: 261: 258: 255: 252: 249: 248: 244: 241: 238: 235: 232: 231: 227: 224: 221: 218: 215: 214: 210: 207: 204: 201: 198: 197: 194: 192: 191: 186: 182: 181:Indefatigable 175: 173: 171: 167: 163: 158: 157: 156:Indefatigable 147: 144: 143: 138:1812: 10 guns 137: 135:1804: 18 guns 134: 131: 130: 129: 126: 125: 121: 118: 117: 113: 110: 109: 105: 102: 101: 97: 94:549, or 550 ( 93: 90: 89: 84: 80: 77: 76: 72: 69: 68: 65: 61: 58: 57: 53: 50: 49: 45:Great Britain 35: 30: 26: 23: 19: 1497: 1486: 1476: 1466: 1445: 1435: 1424: 1415: 1405: 1395: 1394: 1385: 1375: 1369: 1359: 1349: 1339: 1332: 1321: 1311: 1301: 1291: 1280: 1270: 1260: 1251:Wolfe's Cove 1250: 1240: 1229: 1219: 1208: 1154: 1131: 1112: 1095: 1073:Lloyd's List 1071: 1067: 1055: 1043: 1031: 1023: 1019: 1007:. 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Index

HMS Indefatigable
Whitby
bm
Dutch Cape colony
convicts
East India Company
Cork
Lloyd's Register
Cork
war with France
Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom
Fencible
Sea Fencibles
Martello Towers
East India Company
Anacreon
Atlas
Chapman
Duckenfield
Lord Forbes
Paragon
Perseus
Robert
Suffolk
HMS Queen
David Baird
Home Riggs Popham
Dutch Cape Colony
Transport vessels for the British invasion of the Dutch Cape Colony (1805-1806)
HMS Volontaire

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