Sir James Henry Craig (ship)
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At least two vessels have been named ''Sir James Henry Craig'' for General Sir
James Henry Craig General Sir James Henry Craig KB (1748 – 12 January 1812) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. Early life and military service Craig came from a Scottish family whose father was a judge of the civil and military cour ...
: * was launched at Sorel, Quebec. She sailed to England and made three voyages as a
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. In 1817 she sailed from England for India but was condemned at
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in November after she sustained extensive storm-damage shortly after the start of her homeward-bound voyage. * was built in Quebec and sailed to England. She spent her career primarily sailing between Canada and England. She was last listed in ''Lloyd's Register'' in 1831. {{shipindex Ship names