Creole was launched in 1812 at Calcutta. She sailed between India and Mauritius and India and South East Asia. She was wrecked at Java in 1816.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Creole |
| Builder | Michael Smith, Calcutta[1][2] |
| Launched | 1812[1][2] |
| Fate | Wrecked 1816[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 230,[1] or 232[1][2] (bm) |
Fate: Lloyd's List reported on 11 March 1817 that Creole, of Calcutta, was wrecked on the island of Gilion (or Galion; now Pulau Giliyang, Java), but that her was crew saved.[3] The loss may have occurred in February 1816.[1]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d e f Phipps (1840), pp. 104 & 142.
- ^ a b c Hackman (2001), p. 266.
- ^ Lloyd’s List №5158.
Reference edit
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
- Phipps, John, (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta) (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.
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