Egyptian (ship)

Several vessels have been named ''Egyptian''. * was launched in 1788 in France. She was taken in

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circa 1799 and became a Liverpool-based

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. She made two complete voyages in the

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in enslaved people. She was condemned at Jamaica after having delivered her slaves on her third voyage. * was launched in 1825 at Shields. She began trading to India in 1827 under a licence from the British

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(EIC). In 1830 and 1831 she brought immigrants to the

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. In 1839 and 1840 she

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convicts from England or Ireland to Tasmania. She was wrecked on 20 October 1843 while sailing from England to Sierra Leone. * was launched in 1826 at Quebec. She made a voyage to Mauritius, sailing under a licence from the British

(EIC). She was last listed in 1838. {{ship index Ship names