Tyne (1807 ship)

One source reports that Tyne initially sailed as a West Indiaman.^[2] However, then it is not clear why she did appear as such either in Lloyd's Register (LR) or Lloyd's List. There are hints that she may have been a government transport.

Although Tyne had been launched in 1807, she did not appear in LR until 1810, and then only on a page of vessels serving the EIC.^[4]

On 16 March 1810 the EIC accepted John Locke's tender of Tyne for one voyage at a rate of £38 10s 0d per ton, for 480 tons.^[6]

Captain Robert Brooks sailed Tyne from Portsmouth on 9 June 1810 bound for Bengal and Madras. She reached Madeira on 26 June and arrived at Saugor on 8 December. Homeward bound, she left Bengal on 8 February 1811 and on 27 February arrived at Madras. From there she reached St Helena on 16 June and arrived at the Downs on 30 August.^[1]

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC.^[7] Tyne's owners applied for a licence to sail east of the Cape of Good Hope. They applied on 12 June 1816, and received the licence on 17 June.^[8]

In 1818 Tyne's master was C. Bell, her owner J. Locke, changing to Parker, and her trade London—Batavia, changing to London—Botany Bay.^[9] Captain Casey Bell sailed Tyne from Ireland. She arrived at Port Jackson on 4 January 1819.^[3] She had embarked 180 male convicts, of whom one died en route.^[10] One officer and 29 rank-and-file of the 84th Regiment of Foot provided the guard.

Thereafter she traded to the Far East under a license from the EIC. In 1823 Tyne was almost rebuilt.^[2]