Friendship (1793 ship)
| History | |
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| Great Britain | |
| Name | Friendship |
| Namesake | Friendship |
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| Builder | William & John Wells, Rotherhithe |
| Launched | 26 August 1793 |
| Fate | She was deleted from the registry on 5 July 1819, having been broken up |
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| Beam | 28 ft 2+1⁄4 in (8.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 2+1⁄2 in (3.7 m) |
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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.