''Anna'' was launched at

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in 1793. She was often called ''Bengal Anna'' to distinguish her from ''Bombay'' . ''Bengal Anna'' made three voyages for the

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(EIC). She was lost on the coast of

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c.1811, after participating in a military expedition.

Career

Captain Mungo Gilmore sailed from Calcutta on 23 December and was at

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on 15 February 1795. ''Anna'' reached the

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on 19 April and

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on 5 May; she arrived at

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on 18 August.British Library: ''Anna'' (2).
/ref> Gilmore acquired a letter of marque on 22 December 1795. ''Anna'' was admitted to the Registry of Great Britain on 27 September 1796. She first appears in ''Lloyd's List'' in 1797 with "Gilmour", master, and Farlie & Co., owner.''Lloyd's Register'' (1797), Supple. "A".
/ref> On 31 July 1797 ''Bengal Anna'', ''Bombay Anna'', and arrived in Portsmouth with invalids and prisoners from the West Indies. They had made a rapid voyage of about a month. The vessels may have gone out to the West Indies in connection with Admiral Sir

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's expedition to the West Indies, thought they are not listed amongst the vessels that left on 24 January 1796. ''Anna'', Mungo Gilmore, master, arrived in England on 2 August 1799 from China. This voyage was apparently at the behest of the EIC, though it does not appear in the list of voyages maintained at the British Library. On 9 December ''Bengal Anna'' and ''Bombay Anna'' were at Madeira taking on wine. They were in company with ''Calcutta'', which shortly thereafter was captured and recaptured. They had sailed from Spithead on 20 November.''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 3, p.79. Captain Patrick Clark sailed from Calcutta on 1 July 1800, bound for England. ''Anna'' was at Saugor on 10 October. She reached St Helena on 14 January 1801 and arrived at Long Reach on 16 April. On 9 November 1802 ''

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'' reported that ''Anna'', Scott, master, had put into Île de France (Mauritius) in distress. Captain Thomas Scott sailed from Kedgeree 28 February 1804, bound for England. She was at Saugor on 2 July, and left Bengal on 5 July in company with the country ship , and ''Maria'', ''Northampton'', and ''Princess Mary''.''Lloyd's List'', №4513.
/ref> She reached St Helena on 29 September, and was still there on 4 October, together with ''Mornington''. ''Anna'' arrived at Deptford on 22 December. Captain Scott acquired a letter of marque on 11 March 1805. On 24 March 1810, ''Anna'', Captain Thomas Scott, delivered

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to assume the governorship of Prince of Wales Island (now called Penang). (Bruce died in office, in December). ''Anna'' then participated as a transport vessel in the British invasion of Île de France (Mauritius), on 3 December 1810. The British government then chartered ''Anna'' and eight other vessels as

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to carry back to France the French troops that they had captured in these campaigns.''Lloyd's List'' №4547.
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Fate

''Anna'' was lost on the coast of Chittagong while returning from Mauritius. She was last listed in the ''Register of Shipping'' in 1812.''Register of Shipping'' (1812), Seq. №A948.
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Citations and references

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