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Built by Wells, launched 1792, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 165ft 7in, keel 133ft 10¼in, breadth 42ft 2in, hold 17ft, wing transom 25ft 9in, port cell 29ft 2in, waist 3ft 7in, between decks 6ft 6in, roundhouse 6ft 6in, ports 14 middle & upper, deck range 98ft 6in, 1265 tons. Principal Managing Owners: 1-6 Richard Lewin, 7-8 Andrew Timbrell. Voyages: (1) 1792/3 Bombay and China. Capt Lestock Wilson. Portsmouth 5 Apr 1793 - 10 Aug Bombay - 3 Jan 1794 Whampoa - 15 Feb Second Bar - 18 Jun St Helena - 7 Sep Downs. (2) 1794/5 Bombay and China. Capt Lestock Wilson. Portsmouth 24 May 1795 - 6 Jul St Salvadore - 3 Sep Simons Bay - 21 Dec Quilon - 4 Jan 1796 Bombay - 16 Jun Malacca - 6 Jul Whampoa - 1 Jan 1797 Second Bar - 27 Jan Penang - 4 Apr Cape - 28 Apr St Helena - 24 Jul Downs. (3) 1797/8 Bombay and China. Capt Lestock Wilson. Portsmouth 17 Feb 1798 - 1 Aug 1799 moorings. (4) 1799/1800 China. Capt Henry Meriton. Torbay 27 May 1800 - 12 Aug Rio de Janeiro - 19 Feb 1801 Whampoa - 28 Mar Second Bar - 21 Sep St Helena - 3 Dec Downs. (5) 1802/3 China. Capt Henry Meriton. Downs 6 Apr 1803 - 3 Aug Penang - 18 Aug Malacca - 9 Sep Whampoa - 12 Nov Second Bar - 18 Feb 1804 Malacca - 1 Mar Penang - 9 Jun St Helena - 8 Aug Downs. (6) 1804/5 China. Capt Henry Meriton. Portsmouth 25 Apr 1805 - 23 Aug Madras - 18 Sep Penang - 22 Oct Malacca - 23 Dec Whampoa - 3 Feb 1806 Second Bar - 17 Mar Malacca - 2 Jul St Helena - 3 Sep Downs. (7) 1807/8 China. Capt Henry Meriton. Portsmouth 5 Mar 1808 - 3 Aug Madras - 21 Aug Madras - 21 Aug Penang - 5 Sep Malacca - 4 Oct Whampoa - 2 Feb 1809 Second Bar - 13 Sep moorings. (8) 1809/10 Bombay. Capt James Timbrell. Portsmouth 11 May 1810 - 27 May Madeira - 17 Sep Bombay - 25 Feb 1811 Point de Galle - 28 May St Helena - 9 Aug Downs.

NMM: HMN/154 Journal 17 Jan 1805-12 Sep 1806, Robert Henry Butler, Fourth Mate