Catalogue description LADY MELVILLE

Built by Wells, launched 1813, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 165ft 10in, keel 134ft ½in, breadth 42ft 1in, hold 17ft, wing transom 25ft 10in, port cell 29ft, waist 14in, between decks 6ft 5¼in & 6ft 5in, roundhouse 6ft 5in, ports 14 middle & 13 upper, deck range 97ft, 1263 tons. Principal Managing Owners: 1-6 Sir Robert Wigram, 7-9 Octavus Wigram. Sold to John Campbell Aug 1832 for £10,000. Voyages: (1) 1813/4 Bombay and China. Capt John Christopher Lochner. Portsmouth 31 Dec 1813 - 21 May 1814 Bombay - 7 Aug Penang - 21 Aug Malacca - 27 Sep Lintin - 30 Nov Whampoa - 7 Jan 1815 Second Bar - 19 Apr St Helena - 23 Jun Downs. (2) 1815/6 Bombay and China. Capt John Christopher Lochner. Yarmouth 26 Jan 1816 - 15 May Bombay - 20 Jul Malacca - 20 Aug Whampoa - 21 Oct Second Bar - 2 Mar 1817 St Helena - 3 May Downs. (3) 1817/8 China. Capt John Stewart. Downs 16 Apr 1818 - 27 Jul Batavia - 14 Sep Whampoa - 25 Nov Second Bar - 3 Mar 1819 St Helena - 4 May Downs. (4) 1819/20 St Helena, Bombay and China. Capt John Stewart. Downs 4 Mar 1820 - 1 May St Helena - 27 Jul Bombay - 7 Sep New Anchorage - 17 Dec Batavia - 13 Feb 1821 Whampoa - 9 Mar Second Bar - 19 Jul St Helena - 10 Sep Downs. (5) 1821/2 China. Capt Richard Clifford. Downs 30 Apr 1822 - 7 Sep Whampoa - 17 Nov Second Bar - 5 Feb 1823 Cape - 2 Mar St Helena - 28 Apr Downs. (6) 1823/4 Madras and China. Capt Richard Clifford. Downs 13 Mar 1824 - 2 Jul Madras - 24 Jul Madras - 24 Aug Penang - 10 Sep Singapore - 29 Oct Whampoa - 24 Dec Second Bar - 13 Mar 1825 St Helena - 11 May Downs. (7) 1825/6 Bengal and China. Capt Richard Clifford. Downs 17 Mar 1826 - 5 Jul New Anchorage - 4 Oct Saugor - 2 Nov Penang - 18 Nov Malacca - 22 Nov Singapore - 15 Jan 1827 Whampoa - 21 Feb Second Bar - 2 Jun St Helena - 26 Jul Downs. (8) Bengal and China. Capt Richard Clifford. Downs 11 Jan 1829 - 1 May Saugor - 13 Jul Penang - 28 Jul Singapore - 14 Aug Urmston's Bay - 6 Nov Cap Sing Moon - 9 Feb 1830 Whampoa - 24 Feb Second Bar - 24 May St Helena - 5 Jul Downs. (9) 1830/1 Bengal and China. Capt Robert Clifford. Downs 23 Jan 1831 - 10 May Saugor - 7 Jul Penang - 21 Jul Singapore - 23 Aug Whampoa - 20 Oct Second Bar - 1 Feb 1832 St Helena - 20 Mar Downs. (10) 1832/3 Bombay and China. Capt Thomas Shepherd. Downs 4 Mar 1833 - 10 Jun Bombay - 25 Aug Singapore - 26 Sep Whampoa - 1 Dec Second Bar - 11 Feb 1834 St Helena - 3 Apr Downs.