Grant was launched at Whitby in 1798, or possibly 1799. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1800 and 1802 bringing rice to England from Bengal. Thereafter she sailed as a West Indiaman or a London-based transport. She was last heard from in 1820; Spanish authorities may have seized her off Peru.
Grant first appears in Lloyd's Register in 1800 with Peacock, master, Rucker & Co. owner, and trade London–St Vincent.[3] The Register of Shipping for 1800 has Peacock as master, but G. Faith owner, and trade Whitby–Shields, changing to London–St Vincent.[1]
Messrs. Princip and Saunders tendered her to the EIC to bring back rice from Bengal. She was one of 28 vessels that sailed between November 1800 and February 1801.[5] On 28 November, Grant, Captain Peacock, sailed from England, bound for Bengal.[4] She was off the English coast on 16 December. She arrived at Calcutta on 30 April 1801.[6]
Homeward bound, she left Bengal on 25 July and by 18 January 1802, was off Dungeness.[6] She returned to her moorings on 24 January.[4]
The voyage to India appears in Lloyd's Register for 1801, but not in the Register of Shipping for 1801. One source states that Grant was used extensively as a convict transport.[4] If so, it is not clear where she transported the convicts from or too as she does not appear in the listings of vessels that transported convicts to Australia.
Grant's fate is obscure as there are reports that are inconsistent.
One report, in Lloyd's List for March 1821, held that Grant had sailed from Cadiz in June 1820 in company with Edward Ellice and Lord Suffield, and that Spanish authorities had seized her off the coast of Peru.[9] On 14 August 1821 Lloyd's list reported that Grant had departed from Gibraltar for San Blas on 30 July 1820, and that there was no further trace of her. The report mentioned that there had been no confirmation of the prior report.[10] Lastly, a letter from Lima dated 17 April 1821, reported that Grant, of London, had been off Pisco, Peru, five months earlier, i.e., in November 1820.[11]
Grant was last listed in the Register of Shipping in 1821. She was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1825, but with information unchanged since 1821.
Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN0-905617-96-7.
Hardy, Charles (1800). A Register of Ships, Employed in the Service of the Hon. the United East India Company, from the Union of the Two Companies, in 1707, to the Year 1760: Specifying the Number of Voyages, Tonnage, Commanders, and Stations. To which is Added, from the Latter Period to the Present Time, the Managing Owners, Principal Officers, Surgeons, and Pursers; with the Dates of Their Sailing and Arrival: Also, an Appendix, Containing Many Particulars, Interesting to Those Concerned in the East India Commerce. Charles Hardy.
Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.
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grant, 1798, ship, grant, launched, whitby, 1798, possibly, 1799, made, voyage, british, east, india, company, between, 1800, 1802, bringing, rice, england, from, bengal, thereafter, sailed, west, indiaman, london, based, transport, last, heard, from, 1820, sp. Grant was launched at Whitby in 1798 or possibly 1799 She made one voyage for the British East India Company EIC between 1800 and 1802 bringing rice to England from Bengal Thereafter she sailed as a West Indiaman or a London based transport She was last heard from in 1820 Spanish authorities may have seized her off Peru Great Britain NameGrant Owner1799 Ruckers amp Co 4 1800 G Faith amp Co 1 1802 Faith amp Co 4 BuilderWhitby Launched1798 1 2 or 1799 3 4 FateNot heard from after 1820 General characteristics Tons burthen386 1 2 or 394 3 or 396 or 497 4 bm Armament4 6 pounder guns 3 or 6 6 pounder guns 1 Contents 1 Career 2 Fate 3 Citations 4 ReferencesCareer editGrant first appears in Lloyd s Register in 1800 with Peacock master Rucker amp Co owner and trade London St Vincent 3 The Register of Shipping for 1800 has Peacock as master but G Faith owner and trade Whitby Shields changing to London St Vincent 1 Messrs Princip and Saunders tendered her to the EIC to bring back rice from Bengal She was one of 28 vessels that sailed between November 1800 and February 1801 5 On 28 November Grant Captain Peacock sailed from England bound for Bengal 4 She was off the English coast on 16 December She arrived at Calcutta on 30 April 1801 6 See also Transport vessels for the British Government s importation of rice from Bengal 1800 1802 Homeward bound she left Bengal on 25 July and by 18 January 1802 was off Dungeness 6 She returned to her moorings on 24 January 4 The voyage to India appears in Lloyd s Register for 1801 but not in the Register of Shipping for 1801 One source states that Grant was used extensively as a convict transport 4 If so it is not clear where she transported the convicts from or too as she does not appear in the listings of vessels that transported convicts to Australia In May 1816 Grant Moffat master was reported to have been at 15 30 N 27 30 W 15 500 N 27 500 W 15 500 27 500 54 days into a voyage from London to Batavia 7 On 18 February 1817 Lloyd s List reported that HMS Orontes just arrived at Portsmouth had spoken with Grant at 1 32 N 17 15 W 1 533 N 17 250 W 1 533 17 250 out 110 days on her voyage from Madras to England 8 Year Master Owner Trade Source 1802 J Peacock G Faith London St VincentLondon Jamaica Register of Shipping RS 1802 Peacock RuckersFaith amp Co London IndiaLondon Jamaica Lloyd s Register LR 1805 W Wright G Faith London transport RS 1805 WrightSyme Faith amp Co Cork LR 1810 J Smith G Faith or Faith amp Co London Suriname RS amp LR 1815 Moffat G Faith or Faith amp Co London transport RS amp LR 1821 Hogarth G Faith London Cadiz RS 1821 MoffatHogarth Faith amp Co London LRFate editGrant s fate is obscure as there are reports that are inconsistent One report in Lloyd s List for March 1821 held that Grant had sailed from Cadiz in June 1820 in company with Edward Ellice and Lord Suffield and that Spanish authorities had seized her off the coast of Peru 9 On 14 August 1821 Lloyd s list reported that Grant had departed from Gibraltar for San Blas on 30 July 1820 and that there was no further trace of her The report mentioned that there had been no confirmation of the prior report 10 Lastly a letter from Lima dated 17 April 1821 reported that Grant of London had been off Pisco Peru five months earlier i e in November 1820 11 Grant was last listed in the Register of Shipping in 1821 She was last listed in Lloyd s Register in 1825 but with information unchanged since 1821 Citations edit a b c d e Register of Shipping 1800 Seq G192 a b Weatherill 1908 p 99 a b c d Lloyd s Register 1800 Seq G264 a b c d e f g Hackman 2001 p 233 Hardy 1800 p 217 a b British Library Grant Lloyd s List 5072 Lloyd s List 5153 Lloyd s List 5577 The Marine List Lloyd s List 5618 14 August 1821 Lloyd s List 4 September 1821 5624 References editHackman Rowan 2001 Ships of the East India Company Gravesend Kent World Ship Society ISBN 0 905617 96 7 Hardy Charles 1800 A Register of Ships Employed in the Service of the Hon the United East India Company from the Union of the Two Companies in 1707 to the Year 1760 Specifying the Number of Voyages Tonnage Commanders and Stations To which is Added from the Latter Period to the Present Time the Managing Owners Principal Officers Surgeons and Pursers with the Dates of Their Sailing and Arrival Also an Appendix Containing Many Particulars Interesting to Those Concerned in the East India Commerce Charles Hardy Weatherill Richard 1908 The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping Whitby Horne and Son Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grant 1798 ship amp oldid 1224890334, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
