Trojan (1795 ship)

Trojan was launched at Newcastle in 1795. She made one voyage, to the Cape of Good Hope, under charter to the British East India Company (EIC). She then became a West Indiaman and is last listed in 1807.

Great Britain
Name:	Trojan
Builder:	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Fate:	Last listed in 1807
General characteristics
Tons burthen:	386,[1] or 387[2] (bm)
Armament:	10 × 6-pounder guns[2]

Career

Trojan enters Lloyd's Register in 1796 under the name Trajan, with E. Redman, master, S. Temple, owner, and trade London-Cape of Good Hope.[2]

EIC voyage (1796-1797): Edward Redman sailed from Portsmouth 12 April 1796, bound for the Cape. Trojan reached the Cape on 12 August and left on 1 October. She reached Saint Helena on 14 October and arrived at The Downs on 15 February 1797.[3]

On her return she became a West Indiaman. On 24 December 1802, Lloyd's List reported that Trojan, Mann, master, from Newcastle to Jamaica, was on shore at Deal beach. It was feared that she would be lost.[4] She apparently was not lost because she appears in subsequent volumes of Lloyd's Register with changed information.

Year	Master	Owner	Trade
1797	G.Denny	S.Temple	London–Jamaica
1800	Dennery	Baring & Co.	London–Jamaica
1805	Meriton	Agazias	London–Martinique
1807	Meriton	Agazias	London–Martinique

Citations and references

Citations

1. Hackman (2001), p. 245.
2. Lloyd's Register (1796), "T" supplemental pages.
3. British Library: Trojan.
4. Lloyd's List №4310.

References

• Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)