Minerva (1773 ship)
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| Name: | Minerva |
| Namesake: | Minerva |
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| Builder: | Bombay |
| Launched: | 1773 |
| Fate: | Lost c.1806 |
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1802: 118 ft 3 1⁄4 in (36.0 m) (overall); 93 ft 0 in (28.3 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 1802: 33 ft 18 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 0 in (4.6 m) |
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1802: 118 ft 3 1⁄4 in (36.0 m) (overall);
Minerva was a merchantman launched in 1773 in the East Indies. She traded there for more than 20 years before she made three voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). The first EIC voyage was from 1796 to 1798. In 1799 she transported convicts from Ireland to Australia while under charter to the EIC. From Australia she sailed to Bengal, and then back to Britain. She underwent repairs in 1802 and then traveled to St Helena and Bengal for the EIC. She was lost in 1805 or 1806 under circumstances that are currently unclear.
Captain Thomas Blany (or Blamey) sailed Minerva from Southampton on 22 May 1796, bound for Bengal. She reached Gibraltar on 14 June, Santa Cruz de Tenerife on 8 July, and the Cape on 19 September. She arrived at Diamond Harbour on 10 February 1797.
The British government planned an expedition 1797-8 against Manila. The EIC held eight regular ships, and three "dismantled ships" in India to support the expedition, and hired some others. Minerva, one of the hired vessels, left Calcutta on 25 April, and passed Diamond Harbour on 3 May. However, a peace treaty with Spain resulted in the British cancelling the planned expedition. Minerva's owners claimed demurrage; the amount they claimed was £2,508 6s 8d for 106 days.
Homeward bound, Minerva, reached the Cape on 29 August, and St Helena on 29 September. She arrived at the Downs on 30 January 1798.
Lloyd's List for 2 February reported that Minerva, Blaney, master, had run afoul of Castor, Salkeld, master, from Bengal, in The Downs. Castor was on shore at Ramsgate, and the cargo was expected to be saved.
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