Experiment (1802 EIC ship)

Experiment was launched in 1802 and was immediately taken up by the British East India Company (EIC), as an "extra ship" on a multi-voyage charter. She made three voyages for the EIC and disappeared without a trace while homeward bound on her fourth voyage in the same storm that claimed two other East Indiamen.

History
United Kingdom
NameExperiment
Owner
  • Voyages 1 &2: Robert Taylor
  • Voyage 3: George Fraser
  • Voyage 4: James Loughnan
BuilderWells, Blackwall,
Launched29 October 1802
FateDisappeared November 1808
General characteristics
Tons burthen549, or 54920⁄94, or 610 (bm)
Length124 ft 10+1⁄2 in (38.1 m) (overall); 99 ft 9+1⁄2 in (30.4 m) (keel)
Beam32 ft 2 in (9.8 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 0 in (4.9 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement
  • 1803:55
  • 1804:55
  • 1806:50
  • 1807:60
Armament
  • 1803:18 × 12-pounder guns
  • 1804:18 × 12-pounder guns
  • 1806:18 × 12-pounder guns
  • 1807:18 × 9-pounder guns
NotesTwo decks
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