Alexander was a country ship (i.e., she traded east of the Cape of Good Hope) launched in 1812. She was lost in 1835.

History
United Kingdom
BuilderMichael Smith at Howrah, Calcutta
Launched1812
FateLost 1835,[1] or 1837
General characteristics
Tons burthen4928894,[2] or 534[1] (bm)

Career

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Although Alexander appears in a compendium of vessels that traded between the United Kingdom and India under a license from the British East India Company,[2] there is no record of such a voyage or voyages in Lloyd's Register. She did appear in various issues of the East-India register and directory.

Year Master Owner
1819 B.Roger Sayed Saduck
1824 Robert Dickie J.Gilmore & Co.
1827 W.Clark J.Gilmore & Co.
1828 J.J.Denham Rustumjee
1829 NA NA

Fate

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Alexander was lost in the China Sea in 1835.[1] Another source reports that a country ship named Alexander was lost in 1837 while sailing from China to Singapore.[3]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Phipps (1840), p. 104.
  2. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 249.
  3. ^ The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1837, a Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs, p.276.

References

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  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.