Several ships have been named ''Lord Eldon'' for John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon. * was launched at Sunderland. She was initially a London-based transport, but new owners contracted with the Admiralty. From certainly 1804 through approximately 1811 she served the British

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as a hired armed ship. During this period Spanish vessels captured her, but the Royal Navy recaptured her. Between 1812 and 1813 she underwent lengthening. In 1814 she returned to serving as a transport. She was driven ashore and damaged in 1817; she was no longer listed in 1819. * was a two-decker

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, launched in 1802, that made seven voyages as an "extra ship" i.e., under charter, for the British

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. Subsequently, she made one voyage to New South Wales transporting convicts. She was last listed in 1819. * was launched at Sunderland. On 20 August 1828 a Brazilian naval squadron burnt her at Buenos Aires. * was launched at Chepstow. She was wrecked on 18 December 1844 at

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