Fame was built in 1816 at Calcutta. She traded between Britain and India and was wrecked in 1822.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Fame |
| Builder | J.S. Scott, Fort Gloster, Calcutta,[1][2] or Budge Budge[3] |
| Launched | 1816[1][2] |
| Fate | Wrecked July 1822 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 629,[1][2] or 637[3] (bm) |
She was listed as being registered at Calcutta in 1819 with W. Eastgate, master, and Palmer & Co., owners.[3] Lloyd's Register (LR) for 1822 showed her with Eastgate, master, Paxton & Co., owners, and trade London–Calcutta.[4]
On 14 June 1822, Fame, Clark, master, wrecked at Sea Point, Table Bay, on passage from Calcutta and Madras for London.[1] Four passengers, four seamen, and some invalided soldiers drowned.[5]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d Phipps (1840), p. 107.
- ^ a b c Hackman (2001), p. 276.
- ^ a b c East-India register and directory (1819), p.133.
- ^ LR (1822), Seq.№F51.
- ^ Lloyd's List №5728.]
References edit
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
- Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.