British Merchant merchantman 'Archduke Charles' (1809)

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Archduke Charles
Nominal Guns	Unknown	EICS
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Private Owners
Launched	1809	EICS
How acquired	Purpose built	EICS
Shipyard	Temple's Yard - Jarrow	EICS
Constructor	Simon TempleBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1801-1803	EICS
Category	Merchant	EICS
Ship Type	Merchantman	EICS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	EICS
Wrecked	29.6.1816	EICS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen521Tons BM

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1809 - 1816/06/29E-WIKI

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1810 - 1812Captain (HEIC)E-WIKI1812 - 1814Captain (HEIC)EICS

Service History

DateEventSource
1812

Hired by East India Company to bring tea from China.

EICS
29.6.1816

Wrecked near Green Island

EICS

Notes on Ship

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Voyages:

(1) From China 1814. Capt J P Jeffreys. Whampoa 24 Jan 1814 - 26 Feb Linton - 19 Jun Cape - 6 Sep St Helena - 24 Nov Blackwall.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

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Posted by Murray Wright on Sunday 7th of November 2021 06:30

On 10 March 1812 the Archduke Charles, Captain Jeffreys, sailed from Gravesend for Cork (Ireland) and departed 15 May 1812. Her voyage went via Rio de Janeiro and Cape of Good Hope to arrive at Port Jackson (Sydney) on 13 February 1813. It was a voyage of 9 months, delayed by rudder problems. Passengers and military guard included Lieutenant John Burbridge and Lieutenant Philip Connor of the 1st Battalion, 73rd regiment, with a detachment of thirty non-commissioned officers and privates to join the Battalion.

Sailed from Port Jackson (Sydney) 17 Sept 1813 for China

Found in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser

13 Feb 1813 ‘Ship news’

20 Feb 1813 ‘Sydney’

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