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History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 2 (of 4)
APPENDIX No. 14, Vol. ii. p. 483.
A List of the Large Ships belonging to the East India Company’s Service in 1831, and how disposed of, with the prices realised for them.
| Sum. | Ships’ Names. | By whom purchased. | Date. |
|---|---|---|---|
| £8,000 | Abercrombie Robinson | Messrs. Palmer, McKilloh and Co. | Oct. 9, 1834. |
| 6,500 | Asia | Thomas Heath, Esq. | Sept. 20, 1831. |
| 4,100 | Atlas, broke up | Charles Carter, Esq. | May 20, 1831. |
| .. | Berwickshire, at sea | .. | .. |
| .. | Bombay, at sea | .. | .. |
| 10,550 | Buckinghamshire | Messrs. Thacker and Mangles | June 25, 1834. |
| 5,750 | Canning, broke up | Joseph Somes, Esq. | May 7, 1834. |
| 10,000 | Castle Huntly | Bought in by Owners | Decr. 11, 1834. |
| 8,500 | Charles Grant | Messrs. Hyde and Lennox | Feby. 15, 1834. |
| .. | Duchess of Athol | .. | .. |
| .. | Duchess of Sussex | .. | .. |
| .. | Dunira, to be broken up. | .. | .. |
| 10,700 | Earl of Balcarras | Thomas A. Shuter, Esq. | Sept. 17, 1834. |
| 7,500 | Edinburgh | James Gardner, Esq. | July 2, 1834. |
| 6,000 | Farquharson, laid up. | Joseph Somes, Esq. | May 23, 1834. |
| 6,600 | George the Fourth, outward bound | John Nicholson, Esq. | May 28, 1834. |
| 6,600 | General Harris, broke up | Joseph Christall, Esq. | Oct. 29, 1831. |
| 6,250 | General Hewett | William Tindall, Esq. | Sept. 22, 1830. |
| 9,100 | General Kyd | John Pirie, Esq. | Oct. 8, 1834. |
| .. | Herefordshire | .. | .. |
| 9,150 8,000 |
Inglis | Bought in by Owners Bought in by Capt. J. C. Lochner. |
Oct. 30, 1834. Nov. 15, 1834. |
| 5,900 | Kellie Castle | Capt. R. Pattallo | Nov. 1834. |
| 10,000 | Lady Melville | John Campbell, Esq. | Aug. 1832. |
| 8,650 5,300 |
Lowther Castle, to be broken up | Joseph Somes, Esq. | Sept. 24, 1830. June 18, 1834. |
| 5,900 | London, broke up | Thomas Ward, Esq. | May 7, 1834. |
| 7,500 | Lord Lowther | Capt. A. Grant | July 16, 1834. |
| .. | Marquis of Camden, at sea | .. | .. |
| .. | Marquis of Huntly, to be broken up | .. | .. |
| 7,000 | Marquis of Wellington | Don Pedro | Sept. 11, 1832. |
| 9,400 2,400 |
Minerva, for Captain’s stores at sea | Henry Templer, Esq. | Aug. 20, 1831. |
| 6,600 | Orwell, at sea | Messrs. Isacke and Co. | Jany. 21, 1834. |
| 6,500 | Prince Regent, at sea | Messrs. Wigrams and Green | Sept. 28, 1830. |
| 3,000 | Princess Charlotte of Wales, broke up | J. Childers, Esq. | April 20, 1831. |
| .. | Reliance | .. | .. |
| 4,500 | Rose | Bought in by Owners | Oct. 16, 1834. |
| 6,900 | Scaleby Castle. | Henry Templer, Esq. | Aug. 6, 1834. |
| 13,500 | Scaleby Castle. | Bought by Jas. Walkingshaw, Esq., with stores, and ready for sea | Oct. 11, 1834. |
| .. | Sir David Scott | .. | .. |
| 10,700 | Thames | John R. Pidding, Esq. | Aug. 1832. |
| 3,550 | Thames, 40/64th of ship | James Christall, Esq. | Sept. 10, 1834. |
| .. | Thomas Coutts, outward bound | .. | .. |
| .. | Vansittart | .. | .. |
| 6,650 | Thomas Grenville, laid up | Messrs. Ward and Somes | July 2, 1834. |
| .. | Warren Hastings | .. | .. |
| .. | Waterloo, materials sold, and began breaking up,fetched about £7,200. | At Public Sale | June 11, 1834. |
| .. | William Fairlie | .. | .. |
| .. | Winchelsea, broke up | .. | 1833. |
| 7,950 | Windsor | William Dallas, Esq. | Nov. 13, 1834. |