''Richmond'' was launched in 1811 as a
West Indiaman. She made one voyage for 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 in 1822 in the Sea of Java.
Career
''Richmond'' entered the ''Register of Shipping'' in 1812 with T. Hearn, master, Sedgewick, owner, and trade Portsmouth—West Indies.
[''Register of Shipping'' (1812) "R" supplemental pages.]
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Around 26 July 1816 ''Richmond'', Hearn, master, arrived in England. She had left Old Harbour, Jamaica, on 28 May. On 24 June she had boarded the hull of ''Little Jane'', of Baltimore.
On 19 April 1819 ''Richmond'', "Horn", master, was in Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...
Roads when the SW monsoon arrived. She had chain cables and lost 70 fathoms of cable when her windlass broke.
Captain James Kay sailed ''Richmond'' from the Downs 25 June 1820, bound for St 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 ...
and Bengal on a voyage as an "extra ship" for the EIC. She reached St Helena on 29 August and arrived at Calcutta
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on 11 December. Homeward bound, she was at Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour () is a town and a municipality of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River. It is the headquarters of the Diamond Harbour subdivision.
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on 31 January, Madras
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on 15 February, and Colombo on 8 March. She left Colombo on 9 April, reached the Cape of Good Hope on 14 June and St Helena on 9 July, and then arrived at her moorings on 28 September.[British Library: ''Richmond'' (2).]
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The ''Register of Shipping'' for 1822 carried ''Richmond'' with Kays, master, Johnstone, owner, and trade London—New South Wales.
Fate
In July 1822 ''Richmond'' was in the Java Sea in company with , the vessels having sailed from Port Jackson, when ''Richmond'' wrecked on Hog Island on 31 July. ''Almorah'' picked up ''Richmond''s crew and took them to Batavia, where they arrived on 5 August.''Lloyd's List'' №5757.
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Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
Age of Sail merchant ships
Ships of the British East India Company
Maritime incidents in July 1822