HMS Indian (1805)
HMS Indian was a Bermuda-built sloop launched in 1805. She captured several small privateers while on the West Indies and Halifax stations before the Royal Navy sold her in 1817. Her main claim to fame, however, is that she was the first command of future Rear-Admiral Charles Austen, who was also the brother of the famed novelist Jane Austen. After the Navy sold her she became a whaler for Samuel Enderby & Sons. She apparently sailed for them until the mid-1830s; she then sailed for other owners until mid-1847, for a total of nine whaling voyages since leaving naval service.
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| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Indian |
| Ordered | 9 June 1803 |
| Builder | Robert Shedden, Bermuda |
| Launched | October 1805 |
| Fate | Sold 24 April 1817 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Indian |
| Owner | Enderbys, then others |
| Acquired | 1817 by purchase |
| Fate | Leaves Lloyd's Register c.1838; last voyage ended June 1847. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 18-gun Bermuda-class sloop |
| Tons burthen | 385, or 389, or 39931⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 29 ft 11 in (9.1 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) |
| Sail plan | Sloop |
| Complement | 121 |
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