Experiment was built at Calcutta in 1800, and was lost in 1807. In between, she made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC).
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Experiment |
| Owner | 1802: Lambert, Ross & Co.[1] |
| Builder | Gillett & Co., Calcutta |
| Fate | Lost 1807 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 475,[2] or 500[3] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
EIC voyage: Captain John Palmer left Calcutta on 24 August 1801, bound for England. Experiment was at Culpee on 29 September, reached Saint Helena on 4 January 1802, and arrived at Deptford on 27 March.[4]
Fate: Experiment was listed in the 1807 volume of Lloyd's Register with Farmer, master, Gillet & Co. owner, and trade London—India.[5] She was lost in 1807.[3] She appeared for the last time in the 1808 volume of Lloyd's Register with unchanged information.
Citations
edit- ^ Mathison & Mason (1802), p. 71.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 231.
- ^ a b Phipps (1840), pp. 98 & 138.
- ^ British Library: Experiment (3).
- ^ Lloyd's Register. Seq. №E379.
References
edit- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
- Mathison, John; Mason, Alexander W., eds. (1802). A new oriental register and East-India directory for 1802: Containing complete lists of the company's servants, civil, military and marine ... together with lists of the Europeans mariners ... London: Black & Perry.
- Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.