Experiment (1800 ship)

Experiment was built at Calcutta in 1800, and was lost in 1807. In between, she made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC).

History
Great Britain
NameExperiment
Owner1802: Lambert, Ross & Co.[1]
BuilderGillett & Co., Calcutta
FateLost 1807
General characteristics
Tons burthen475,[2] or 500[3] (bm)
PropulsionSail

EIC voyage: Captain John Palmer left Calcutta on 24 August 1801, bound for England. Experiment was at Culpee on 29 September, reached Saint Helena on 4 January 1802, and arrived at Deptford on 27 March.[4]

Fate: Experiment was listed in the 1807 volume of Lloyd's Register with Farmer, master, Gillet & Co. owner, and trade London—India.[5] She was lost in 1807.[3] She appeared for the last time in the 1808 volume of Lloyd's Register with unchanged information.

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References

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  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • Mathison, John; Mason, Alexander W., eds. (1802). A new oriental register and East-India directory for 1802: Containing complete lists of the company's servants, civil, military and marine ... together with lists of the Europeans mariners ... London: Black & Perry.
  • 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.