''John Palmer'' was built at Calcutta in 1810. She made two voyages, the first under charter to 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 wrecked with the loss of all hands in 1814 on the return leg of her second voyage.
Captain Hugh Atkins Reid sailed from Calcutta for England on 21 December 1810 under charter to the EIC. ''John Palmer'' was at
Saugor
Sagar is a city, municipal corporation and administrative headquarter in Sagar district of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Situated on a spur of the Vindhya Range, above sea-level. The city is around northeast of state capital ...
on 12 March 1811 and Mauritius on 7 May. She reached
Saint Helena
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...
on 20 July and arrived at
the Downs on 24 September.
[British Library: ''John Palmer''.]
/ref> In England she underwent repairs and fitting out that cost £2417 1 s 5 d.
On 8 July 1812 Reid sailed for Bengal and Bourbon Island Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
. On 6 September ''John Palmer'' sailed from Madeira in a convoy under escort of . They were "all well" on the 20th at .['']Lloyd's List
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â„–4714.
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Fate
''John Palmer'' was homeward bound from Bourbon with a cargo mostly of cotton and in company with other ships when she stopped at Saint Helena
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...
. There she took on some passengers before she left on 3 February, again in company with other ships. She parted from her companions on 18 February at the Azores. On 9 March 1814 she stranded at Ovar, on the Portuguese coast. She slipped off and sank with the loss of all hands.
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