Francis and Eliza (1782 ship)
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| Name: | Francis and Eliza |
| Builder: | River Thames, England |
| Launched: | 1782 |
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| Tons burthen: | 345, or 346, or 383 44⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 109 ft 1 in (33.2 m) (stem to stern) |
| Beam: | 28 ft 6 in (8.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
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| Notes: | Two decks, three masts, |
Francis and Eliza was a brig built in 1782 upon the River Thames, England. An American privateer captured her in 1815 while she was transporting convicts from Ireland to Port Jackson, New South Wales, and then released her.
On 20 January 1797 Captain Thomas Todd received a letter of marque for Francis and Eliza.
On 1 January 1804 Francis and Elizabeth was one of a convoy of leaving Portsmouth for the West Indies. On 1 February 43 vessels, including Francis and Eliza returned to Plymouth, together with their escort, Courageux.
In November 1813, under Captain William Harrison and as part of a fleet escorted by HMS Jalouse, Francis and Eliza transported injured troops and some French prisoners from St. Andero back to England.
Francis & Eliza and Canada were the next convict ships to depart Ireland bound for New South Wales after the departure of Archduke Charles in May 1812. They departed Cork, Ireland, in convoy on 5 December 1814. Francis & Eliza was under the command of William Harrison and carried 54 male and 69 female convicts.
On 4 January 1815, off the Coast of Madeira, Francis and Eliza having parted from the convoy in a storm, had the misfortune to encounter the American 21-gun privateer Warrior, under the command of Guy Champlin. After the Americans had stripped Francis and Eliza of her guns and ammunition they allowed her to sail on. A few of her crew joined the Americans. However, Warrior had also captured Hope, Pringle, master, which had been sailing from Glasgow to the river Plate. apparently he put his prisoners from Hope on Francis and Eliza. American and British reports disagree on whether the Americans created disorder on board Francis and Eliza by stripping her of everything they could plunder and freeing the prisoners, or whether they found disorder and helped her crew reestablish order.
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