Orwell (1817 ship)
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The Orwell was an East Indiaman built by Jabez Bayley's Ship-Yard, Halifax, Ipswich. She was launched on 28 August, 1817 before a crowd of 20,000 on-lookers. The ship was built from Suffolk oak for Matthew Isacke of Greenwich.[1] She took 15 months to build.[2]