Indian Chief (1798 ship)

Indian Chief, of 402 tons (bm), was built at Calcutta in 1798.[1] She was captured and sold to the Americans.[2] She made one voyage to Bengal for the British East India Company (EIC).

Indian Chief left New York on 21 April 1800 and was at Hamburg on 13 June. By 22 August she was at Yarmouth.[3] The sloop HMS Inspector had detained Indian Chief, Service, master, as she was sailing from Hamburg to Bengal.[4] The government seized seven bales of linen. Inspector shared the prize money with the hired armed cutter Diligent.[Note 1]

Indian Chief left Portsmouth on 2 December, was at Madeira on 15 December, and arrived at Calcutta on 2 April 1801. Bound for Britain, she was at Culpee on 16 May and reached St Helena on 12 August.[6] Indian Chief, Service, master, sailed for London on 14 August. She arrived at the Downs on 22 September 1801,[3] and Gravesend on 30 September

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1801	R.Service	Thompson	London–Jamaica	Register of Shipping (RS)
1802	R.Service W.Harrington	Thompson	London–Jamaica London–Lisbon	RS

On 5 April 1802 Indian Chief, Harrington, master, arrived at Oporto from London.

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1804	Harrington	Norman	London–Lisbon	RS
1810	Harrington	Norman	London–Lisbon	RS

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

1. Prize money for some bales of linen on Indian Chief, net of costs for the detained neutral vessels, amounted to £4 11s 9d for a petty officer and £1 11s 6d for a seaman.[5]

Citations

1. Phipps (1840), p. 121.
2. Phipps (1840), p. 97.
3. British Library: Indian Chief.
4. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4081, Ship arrivals and departure (SAD) data). 29 August 1800. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
5. "No. 15844". The London Gazette. 17 September 1805. p. 1194.
6. Phipps (1840), p. 173.

References

• Phipps, John, (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta) (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.