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'LADY MELVILLE'

Built by:Wells, Wigram & Green at Blackwall.
Yard No.163
Launched:25th September 1813
Tonnage:1,263 41/94
Length:134' 2"
Breadth:42' 1"
Depth:17' 0"
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Built for:East India Co. Ship's Husband Sir Robert Wigram.
Other info:Cost £28 per ton = £35,204 + £845 extra.
History:1813. Robert Wigram had 3/16 shares in the ship.
1814 to 1832. Chartered by the East India Co for 10 voyages.
31st December 1813. Sailed from London, Captain John Christopher Lochner, for Bombay and China.
25th June 1815. Arrived in London.
23rd January 1816. Sailed from London for Bombay and China.
6th May 1817. Arrived in London.
16th April 1818. Sailed from London, Captain John Stewart, for China.
6th May 1819. Arrived in London.
4th March 1820. Sailed from London for St. Helena, Bombay and China.
15th September 1821. Arrived in London.
30th April 1822. Sailed from London, Captain Richard Clifford, for China.
1st December 1822. Sailed from Canton.
18th February 1823. Sailed from the Cape of Good Hope.
6th March 1823. Sailed from St. Helena.
24th April 1823. Arrived at Start Point.
30th April 1823. Arrived in London.
13th March 1824. Sailed from London for Madras and China.
13th September 1824. At Singapore.
16th September 1824. To sail from Singapore to China.
12th May 1825. Arrived in London.
1826. Robert Wigram had 1/32 shares in the ship.
17th March 1826. Sailed from London for Bengal and China.
28th July 1827. Arrived in London.
Sold to Octavius Wigram.
21st November 1828. To be ready for sea.
7th December 1828. Sail to Gravesend and stay for 30 days.
12th January 1829. To arrive at the Downs.
11th January 1829. Sailed from the Downs for Bengal and China.
8th July 1830. Arrived in London.
23rd January 1831. Sailed from London for Bengal and China.
22nd March 1832. Arrived in London.
August 1832. Sold to John Campbell for £10,000.
4th March 1833. Sailed from London, Captain Thomas Shepherd, for Bombay and China.
6th April 1834. Arrived in London.
1834. Sold for breaking up.


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