Catalogue description PHOENIX (5)

Built by Barnard, launched 1804, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 145ft 8in, keel 118ft 2¼in, breadth 36ft 1in, hold 13ft 9in, wing tramsom 23ft 4in, port cell 26ft 7in, waist 1ft 6½in, between decks 6ft 2in & 6ft 4in, ports 13 middle & 11 upper, deck range 83ft 3in, 818 tons. Principal Managing Owner: Robert Williams. Voyages: (1) 1804/5 St Helena and Bengal. Capt John Ramsden. Portsmouth 8 Mar 1805 - 5 Jun St Helena - 28 Sep Diamond Harbour - 29 Oct Saugor - 20 Dec Colombo - 18 Jan 1806 Bombay - 31 Mar Diamond Harbour - 14 Jul Saugor - 7 Oct Madras - 18 Oct Trincomalee - 30 Dec Cape - 23 Jan 1807 St Helena - 12 Apr Downs. (2) 1807/8 St Helena and Madras. Capt John Ramsden. Portsmouth 9 Feb 1808 - 17 Apr St Helena - 31 May Cape - 3 Aug Madras - 21 Aug Masulipatam - 31 Aug Coringa - 16 Sep Madras - 12 Jan 1809 Cape - 24 St Helena - 23 May Downs. (3) 1809/10 Madras and Bengal. Capt John Ramsden. Portsmouth 13 Apr 1810 - 23 May São Tiago - 28 Aug Madras - 6 Nov Rodrigues - 29 Nov Mauritius - 9 Feb 1811 Diamond Harbour - 14 May Saugor - 4 May Malacca - 5 Jul Balambangan - 4 Aug Batavia - 19 Oct Diamond Harbour - 15 Nov Calcutta - 23 Dec Saugor - 8 Feb 1812 Madras - 11 May St Helena - 21 Jul Downs. (4) 1813/4 Bengal and Madras. Capt John Pyke. Portsmouth 8 Jun 1814 - 23 Jun Madeira - 23 Nov Saugor - 16 Feb 1815 Madras - 23 Mar Colombo - 31 May Cape - 29 Jun St Helena - 29 Aug Downs. (5) 1815/6 Madras and Bengal. Capt John Pyke. Downs 17 Apr 1816 - 28 Jul Madras - 28 Aug Saugor - 7 Sep Kidderpore - 19 Oct New Anchorage - 17 Dec Saugor - 17 Feb 1817 Cape - 8 Mar St Helena - 7 May Blackwall. (6) 1817/8 Madras and Bengal. Capt Thomas White. Downs 26 Apr 1818 - 18 Aug Madras - 29 Aug Diamond Harbour - 5 Dec New Anchorage - 30 May 1819 St Helena - 6 Aug Downs.