England (1813 ship)
England was built at Chepstow, Wales in 1813. She made three voyages transporting convicts from England to Australia. On the first she was under charter to the British East India Company (EIC) and, after delivering her convicts, sailed to Canton where she picked up a cargo for the EIC. She foundered in 1843 in the Channel while on a voyage to Sierra Leone. Career. "England" first appeared in "Lloyd's Register" ("LR") in 1813 with E. Reay, master, T.Ward, owner, and trade London transport. Later she sailed to Jamaica. In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly  on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC. On 16 December 1818 Captain Reay sailed "England" for Bombay. On 3 June 1820 "England", Reay, master, was in the Downs when she and "Mary", Draper, master, ran into each other. "England" was returning from Bengal and "Mary" was sailing for Sierra Leone. Both vessels put into Ramsgate for refitting. On 18 February 1824, as "England", Reay, master, was sailing from Bombay for England, she encountered a hurricane that cost her her rudder. She  put into the Cape of Good Hope on 1 April to effect repairs. Under the command of Captain John Reay and surgeon George Thomson, she left the Downs, England, on 6 May 1826, and arrived in Sydney on 18 September. She embarked 148 male convicts and had no convict deaths "en route". A detachment of the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot provided the guard. "England" departed Port Jackson 21 October bound for Canton. She arrived at Whampoa Anchorage on 31 December, and left on 8 February 1827. Her voyage ended on 25 June. On her second convict voyage she sailed  under the command of Captain James Blyth and surgeon Thomas Wilson. She left Sheerness, on 4 April 1832 and arrived in Hobart Town on 18 July. She embarked 200 male convicts and had two deaths" en route". On her third convict voyage, Captain Dalrymple Dowson and surgeon Jn. Love sailed from Cork on 12 June 1835. "England" arrived at Sydney on 28 September. She had embarked 230 convicts and suffered no losses on the voyage. Fate. "Lloyd's Register" for 1842 shows "England" with Lewis, master, T. Ward, owner, and trade London, changing to London–Sierra Leone. The entry also  has the notation "Foundered". She foundered on 15 January 1843 off Ostend on passage from London for Sierra Leone. She had left London 7 January for Africa. After leaving The Downs, she encountered a hurricane that caused her ballast to shift, which put her on her beam ends. She foundered in the North Sea 3 leagues () off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. A Dutch pilot boat rescued her 21 crew. Citations and references. Citations References