Princess Charlotte (1814 Bristol ship)

Princess Charlotte was launched in 1814 at Bristol. She spent almost all of her career as a West Indiaman though she did make voyages to North America and Africa. In 1848 she was sold for breaking up.

History
United Kingdom
Owner:	1814: G. Hillhouse, Sons & Co., Bristol 1836: Miles & Co., Bristol. 1839: Manning & Co., London. 1842: Farquharson & Co., London. 1844: Cox & Co., London. 1846: Sweeting &Co., London.
Builder:	G. Hillhouse, Sons & Co., Bristol
Launched:	1814
Fate:	Sold in 1848 for breaking up
Notes:	One source attributes to this Princess Charlotte, [1] a voyage for the British East India Company actually performed by Princess Charlotte (1813 Sunderland ship).
General characteristics
Tons burthen:	401,[1] or 411​^3⁄94[2] (bm)
Length:	112 ft 5 in (34.3 m)[2]
Beam:	28 ft 7 in (8.7 m)[2]

Career

Princess Charlotte first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815.[3]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1815	J.Ray	Hillhouse	Bristol–Jamaica	LR
1820	T.Payne	Vaughn	Bristol–Jamaica	LR
1825	T.Payne	Vaughn	Bristol–Jamaica	LR
1830	J.Pike	Vaughn	Bristol–Jamaica	LR
1835	J.Pike	Miles & Co.	Bristol–Jamaica	LR
1839	Reynolds Maitland	Miles & Co. Manning & Co.	Bristol–Jamaica London–Quebec	LR; small repairs 1836 & 1837
1844	E.Hough	Farquarson & Co.	London–Honduras Ichaboe Island	LR
1845	E.Hough	Farquarson & Co.	Ichaboe London–Quebec	LR
1848	A.Beech	Sweeting		LR

Fate

In 1848 Princess Charlotte was sold in 1848 for breaking up.

Citations and references

Citations

1. Hackman (2001), pp. 177–178.
2. Farr (1950), pp. 54–55.
3. LR (1815), Seq.№P516.

References

• Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950). Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838 (vessels over 150 tons). 15. Bristol Record Society.
• Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.