Indefatigable (1799)

Indefatigable was a square-rigged, three-decked, three-masted merchant ship launched in 1799 at Whitby for James Atty & Co. for the West Indies trade. In 1804 she served as an armed defense ship and recaptured a merchantman that a privateer had captured. She was a transport in the 1805–1806 British invasion of the Dutch Cape colony. She twice transported convicts to Australia; on the first trip she was chartered to the British East India Company (EIC). She burned to the waterline in 1815.

This article is about a privately owned British ship. For ships of the British Navy named "Indefatigable", see HMS Indefatigable.

History
Great Britain
OwnerAtty & Co.
BuilderIng. Eskdale, Whitby
Launched1799
FateBurnt to the waterline in 1815
General characteristics
Tons burthen549, or 550 (bm)
Length127 ft (39 m)
Beam31 ft 8 in (10 m)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 1800: 10 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1804: 18 guns
  • 1812: 10 guns
NotesHull sheathed in copper
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