Sir William Bensley (1802 Indiaman)
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| Name: | Sir William Bensley |
| Namesake: | Sir William Bensley |
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| Builder: | William Bayley, Ipswich |
| Launched: | 22 March 1802 |
| Fate: | 1813 sold for a transport |
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| Name: | Sir William Bensley |
| Acquired: | 1813 by purchase |
| Fate: | Wrecked 18 October 1841 |
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| Tons burthen: | 547, or 547 91⁄94 or 575, (bm) |
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| Beam: | 32 ft 1 in (9.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 0 in (4.6 m) |
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| Armament: | 16 × 12-pounder guns |
| Notes: | Two decks |
Sir William Bensley was launched in 1802 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). Between 1802 and 1813 she made six voyages for the EIC. Her owners sold her and she became a transport. During this time she repelled an American privateer in a single-ship action. She made one voyage transporting convicts to New South Wales (1816—1817). She continued to trade until 1841 when she wrecked at Nova Scotia.
Captain Robert Rhode sailed Sir William Bensley from the Downs on 30 May 1802, bound for Bengal. She reached the Cape of Good Hope on 2 September and arrived at Calcutta on 27 November. Homeward bound, she passed Kedgeree on 27 January 1803, reached St Helena on 19 May, and the River Shannon on 25 July. She arrived at the Downs on 23 August.
Captain Rhode received a letter of marque on 25 July 1803, i.e., shortly before he returned to England.
Rhode sailed from Plymouth on 26 February 1804 for Madras and Bengal. She reached Madeira on 29 March, and Madras on 27 July. She arrived at Calcutta on 3 September. Homeward bound she passed Kedgeree on 11 December and arrived at Madras on 12 February 1805. She reached St Helena on 20 June, and arrived at her moorings on 11 September.
Captain George Hooper received a letter of marque on 21 January 1806. He sailed from Portsmouth on 4 March, bound for Madras and Bengal. She reached Madras on 27 June and arrived at Calcutta on 12 July. Homeward bound, she was at Culpee o 13 December, but did not pass Saugor until 10 January 1807. She reached St Helena on 19 April and arrived at the Downs on 2 July.
Captai Hooper sailed from Portsmouth on 15 April, bound for Madras and Bengal. Sir William Bensley reached Madras on 22 August and arrived at Calcutta on 14 September. Homeward bound she was at Culpee on 25 December, reached Point de Galle on 7 February 1809 and St Helena on 29 April, before arriving at the Downs on 13 July.
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