Lord Wellington (1809 ship)
# Lord Wellington (1809 ship)

Lord Wellington was launched in 1809 at Shields. She initially sailed as a London-based transport and then made two voyages to India, and one to Mauritius. Thereafter she traded widely until she was condemned c.1842.

## Career

Lord Wellington first appeared in the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1810 with Hunter, master, Bulmer & Co., owner, and trade Shields–London. Lloyd's Register (LR) for 1811 showed her with R.Gallilee, master, Bulmer, owner, and trade London transport.

In 1813 the EIC lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC.

Captain W.H. Harris sailed Lord Wellington to Bombay in August 1816, and again on 5 November 1818. In 1820 he sailed her to Île de France.

| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1823 | Bell Ward | Soames | London–Quebec | LR; good repair 1823 |
| 1825 | J.Marshall | Soames | Plymouth–New Brunswick | LR; thorough repair 1816 & good repair 1823 |
| 1830 | W.Richards A.Palmer | J.Palmer | Cork–Halifax, Nova Scotia | LR; good repairs in 1823, 1824, & 1829 |
| 1830 | P.Jones | Somes | Cowes–Portsmouth | LR (1830 supple. pages); good repairs in 1823, 1824, & 1829; small repairs 1830 |
| 1835 | R.Wylam | Somes & Co. | London–Barbados | LR |
| 1840 | Tait | G.Redman | London–Africa | LR; damages repaired 1838 |
| 1842 | Walker | G.Redman | London–Africa | LR; damages repaired 1838 |

## Fate

The entry for Lord Wellington in LR for 1842 carries the annotation "Condemned".

## Citations

* ↑ Hackman (2001), p. 292.
* 1 2 LR (1820), "Licensed India Ships".
* 1 2 LR (1811), Seq.№L447.
* ↑ RS 1810), Supple. pages "L".
* 1 2 Hackman (2001), p. 247.
* ↑ LR (1818), "Licensed India Ships".
* ↑ LR (1842), Seq.№L447.
