Travers (1800 ship)
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 Wreck of the Travers, East-Indiaman, on a Rock near Sunken Island, Thomas Tegg, 27 May 1809 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Travers |
| Owner | John Mangles |
| Builder | Perry, Wells & Green, Blackwall |
| Launched | 10 April 1800[1] |
| Fate | Wrecked 7 November 1808 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 576,[2] or 577, or 61169⁄94,[1] or 614[3] (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 32 ft 1+1⁄2 in (9.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 0 in (4.0 m) |
| Complement |
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| Armament |
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| Notes | Three decks |
Travers was launched in 1800 as an East Indiaman. She made four complete voyages as an "extra ship" for the British East India Company (EIC). She was wrecked near the end of the outward-bound leg of her fifth voyage.
EIC voyage #1 (1800-1802): Captain Thomas Sanders acquired a letter of marque on 19 April 1800. He sailed from Portsmouth on 28 June 1800, bound for Bengal and Bombay. Travers reached Calcutta on 8 January 1801. She left Bengal on 20 March and reached Anjengo on 24 April and arrived at Bombay on 7 May. She left Bombay on 19 August, reached St Helena on 8 November and arrived at The Downs on 19 July 1802.[2]
The "United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies" offered 28,966 bags of rice for sale on 25 March. The rice had come in on Travers, Melville Castle, Skelton Castle, and Mornington.[4]
EIC voyage #2 (1802-1803): Captain Sanders sailed from The Downs on 17 June 1802, bound for the Cape of Good Hope, Ceylon, and Bombay. Travers was at the Cape on 31 August, reached Colombo on 2 November, and arrived at Bombay on 25 November. On 30 January 1803 she was at Surat, before returning to Bombay on 8 February. Homeward bound, she was at Tellicherry on 3 April, Calicut on 7 April, and Quilon on 11 April. She reached St Helena on 22 July and arrived at The Downs on 22 September.[2]
EIC voyage #3 (1804-1806): War with France had resumed while Travers was returning from her previous voyage. Captain Sanders acquired a letter of marque on 29 June 1803. He sailed from Portsmouth on 4 September 1804, bound for St Helena and Bengal. Travers reached St Helena on 23 December and sailed from it on 7 February 1805. She arrived at Diamond Harbour on 28 April. Homeward bound, she left Bengal on 16 July and reached Bencoolen on 27 September. She left Bencoolen on 18 November, reached St Helena on 25 January 1806, and arrived at The Downs on 14 June.[2]
EIC voyage #4 (1807-1808): Captain John Collins acquired a letter of marque on 8 October 1806. He sailed from Portsmouth on 4 January 1807, bound for Bombay. Travers arrived at Bombay on 26 May. She left on 3 August, reached the Cape on 1 October, and arrived at The Downs on 24 January 1808.[2]
