Echo (1792 ship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Echo |
| Namesake | Echo (mythology) |
| Owner | Staniforth[1] |
| Builder | Hull |
| Launched | 1792 |
| Fate | Captured 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 297,[2] or 298,[1] or 299,[3] or 2997⁄94[4] (bm) |
| Length | 98 ft 8 in (30.1 m) (overall); 78 ft 4 in (23.9 m) (keel)[3] |
| Beam | 26 ft 9+1⁄2 in (8.2 m)[3] |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 9 in (3.6 m)[3] |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 25[2] |
| Armament | 8 × 12&4-pounder guns[2] |
| Notes | Three decks |
Echo was launched at Hull in 1792. She originally sailed to Greenland and Saint Petersburg. Then between 1794 and 1795 she made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). In 1799 a French privateer captured her.
Echo enters Lloyd's Register in 1792 with W. Catlin, master, Staniforth, owner, and trade Hull—Davis Strait.[1] She next sailed between Hull and Saint Petersburg.
EIC voyage (1794–1795): In 1794 the EIC chartered Echo for one voyage. First though, they had Young, of Rotherhithe, measure her.[3] Then Captain William Catline acquired a letter of marque on 15 May 1794.[2] He sailed her from Portsmouth on 23 June, bound for Calcutta and Madras. Echo arrived at Calcutta on 24 December. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 1 February 1795, Madras on 4 March, and Saint Helena on 24 May. She arrived back at Long Reach on 17 August.[3]
The data below is from Lloyd's Register. Some of this data may represent voyages by Echo for the EIC but for which logbooks did not end up in EIC storage. (Until 1814 British ships were legally forbidden to sail east of the Cape of Good Hope unless sailing for the EIC or with a special dispensation from it.[5])
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1796 | Catlin | Staniforth | London—Bengal |
| 1797 | Catlin | Staniforth | London—Bengal |
| 1798 | Catlin | Staniforth | London—India |
| 1799 | Catlin | Staniforth | London—India |
The ship arrivals and departure (SAD) data from Lloyd's List (LL) of 4 July 1797, showed Echo, Caitline, master, to have arrived at Bengal, but without specifying a date.[6]