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Several vessels have been named ''Ellice'': * was launched in Bermuda. From 1800 to her loss she was a hired transport for the government, carrying passengers and cargo between London and the Mediterranean, sailing as far as Malta. She was wrecked in November 1817. * was launched in 1824 in Sunderland as a
West Indiaman West Indiaman was a general name for any merchantman sailing ship making runs from the Old World to the West Indies and the east coast of the Americas. These ships were generally strong ocean-going ships capable of handling storms in the Atlantic ...
. She disappeared after 28 April 1829.


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* was launched in New Brunswick and sailed to England where she was re-registered. She was sold in 1822 in South America. * was launched as a
West Indiaman West Indiaman was a general name for any merchantman sailing ship making runs from the Old World to the West Indies and the east coast of the Americas. These ships were generally strong ocean-going ships capable of handling storms in the Atlantic ...
. Later, she traded more widely, including making two voyages to India under a license from the British
East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...
(EIC). She survived two maritime misadventures only to suffer a final wrecking in August 1838. {{shipindex Ship names