The Orwell was an East Indiaman built by Jabez Bayley's Ship-Yard, Halifax, Ipswich. She was launched on 28 August, 1817 before a crowd of 20,000 on-lookers. The ship was built from Suffolk oak for Matthew Isacke of Greenwich.[1] She took 15 months to build.[2]
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References edit
- ^ Moffat, High (2002). Ships and Shipyards of Ipswich 1700-19780. Suffolk: Malthouse Press. ISBN 978-0953968008.
- ^ "The River Orwell – Orwell Lady". Orwell River Cruises. Orwell Lady. Retrieved 2 September 2019.