''Abercromby'' (or ''Abercrombie'') was launched at Calcutta in 1795. She made one voyage from Bengal to England for the British

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. She wrecked in 1812.

Career

Captain John Gilmore sailed from Calcutta, passing

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on 1 February 1796. ''Abercromby'' reached Saint Helena on 23 April and Falmouth on 21 June, before arriving at Blackwall on 18 July Blackwall.British Library: ''Abercromby''.
/ref> She carried rice on behalf of the British government which was importing grain to address high prices for wheat in Britain following a poor harvest. ''Abercromby'' was admitted to the Registries of Great Britain on 26 August 1796. The bill for fitting out while in London, dated 1 October 1796, was £1091 4 s 8 d. ''Abercrombie'' first appeared in ''

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'' for 1796 with L. Betts, master, "Farly", owner, and trade London—India.''Lloyd's Register'' (1796), Sup. "A".
/ref> ''Lloyd's Register'' for 1797 corrected Farly to Fairlie, and her trade to London-East Indies.''Lloyd's Register'' (1797), Seq. №10.
/ref> The British government prepared an expedition against Manila in 1797-8 that it cancelled. ''Abercrombie'' was one of the vessels chartered as a transport.

Fate

''Lloyd's List'' reported that ''Abercrombie'' was lost in the

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, Dutch East Indies, in 1812. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from

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to Canton,

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. The wreck reportedly occurred on 29 July at "Abercromby Reef" (named for the wreckage visible for some years later), in

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at about .

Citations and references

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