Friendship (1793 ship)

History
Great Britain
Name	Friendship
Namesake	Friendship
Owner	1794: Oldham & Co.; 1797: John and James Mangles;
Builder	William & John Wells, Rotherhithe
Launched	26 August 1793
Fate	She was deleted from the registry on 5 July 1819, having been broken up
General characteristics
Tons burthen	1793: 339 or 341; 1797: 407, 40716⁄94, or 430 (bm);
Length	118 ft 0 in (36.0 m) (overall); 96 ft 4 in (29.4 m) (keel);
Beam	28 ft 2+1⁄4 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 2+1⁄2 in (3.7 m)
Complement	1796:20 ; 1797:24; 1799:24; 1801:28;
Armament	1794: 6 × 12-pounder guns; 1796:10 × 12-pounder guns + 2 swivel guns; 1797:6 × 12-pounder guns; 1799:10 x 6-pounder guns + 2 x 18-pounder carronades + 12 x swivel guns; 1801:10 x 6-pounder guns; 1809:2 x 6-pounder guns + 10 x 18-pounder carronades;

Friendship was a three-decker merchantman, launched in 1793. She made three voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). During her first voyage, in 1796, a French privateer captured her, but the Royal Navy recaptured her. On the second, in 1799, she transported convicts from Ireland to Australia. She made a second voyage transporting convicts in 1817-18. On her way back she was broken up in 1819 at Mauritius after having been found unseaworthy.

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