Waterloo (1815 Plymouth ship)
Waterloo was launched in 1815 at Plymouth. She made two voyages to India. Heavy seas in October 1820 so damaged her that her crew had to abandon her in the North Atlantic. Career. "Waterloo" first appeared in "Lloyd's Register" ("LR") in 1815 with Rutledge, owner and master, and trade Plymouth–London. 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. Captain J. Burney sailed for Fort William, India in April  1817. On 1 April she was at Portsmouth. On 23 August she arrived at Madras. On 24 February 1818 she returned to Deal from Bengal and Madras. "LR" for 1818 showed "Waterloo" with J. Burney, master, P.Grant, owner, and trade London–Île de France. Captain J. Hepburne sailed from London for Fort William on 24 May 1818. A later report had her sailing to Madras. On 18 September 1818 "Waterloo", Hepburn, master, was reported to have arrived at the Sunda Strait from London. On 30 September 1819 "Waterloo" arrived at Liverpool from Madras. The "Register of Shipping" for 1820 showed  Waterloo with Hepburn, master, Grant & Co., owners, and trade London–India. "LR" for 1820, however, showed her master changing from J.Burney to W.Martin, and her trade from London–Île de France to Liverpool–New Orleans. "LR" for 1822, with stale data, showed "Waterloo" with W. Martin, master, Duff & Co., owners, and trade Liverpool–New Brunswick. Fate. On 24 October 1820 "Waterloo", Martin, master, was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, to Liverpool when a heavy sea struck her at and carried away her lower masts and swept her deck. On the 30th three people were swept overboard and  she lost her rudder. As she was now unmanageable her crew took to her boats. "Merchant", an American ship from New York, rescued the survivors. One source attributes to this "Waterloo" the fate of . Citations and references. Citations References