Harriot (1787 ship)
Harriot was launched at Rotherhithe in 1787 as a West Indiaman. She made two voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), the first as "Harriot" and the second as "Harriet". After the voyages for the EIC she returned to sailing to the West Indies until circa 1801. She ten became a London-based transport until she was last listed in 1813. Career. "Harriot" first appeared in "Lloyd's Register" ("LR") in 1787. 1st EIC voyage (1794–1795): The EIC had "Harriot" measured and surveyed. Captain John Luard sailed from Portsmouth on 1 May 1794, bound for Bengal . "Harriot" reached Madras on 11 September and arrived at Calcutta on 3 November. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 9 January 1795, reached St Helena on 19 March, and arrived back at the Downs on 23 July. The EIC on 19 April 1794 appointed Luard captain of , shortly before he sailed as captain of "Harriet". EIC records imply that "Georgiana" made seven voyages for the company. However, EIC records only account for six. The missing voyage would have occurred at the time Luard was sailing "Harriot". 2nd EIC voyage (1796–1797): Captain Charles Patterson sailed from Portsmouth on 14 April  1796, bound for the Cape and St Helena. "Harriet" was at Simon's Bay on 29 July and Table Bay on 2 September. She reached St Helena on 8 November and arrived at Long Reach on 16 February 1797. On her return from the Cape, "Harriet" returned to trading with the West Indies. "Harriet" was last listed in "LR" in 1807 with data unchanged since 1801. However, in 1809 she was listed in the "Register of Shipping". (The "RS" for 1807 and 1808 either do not exist, or they exist but are not available on line.) Fate. "Harriet" was last  listed in "RS" in 1813. The entry was annotated "See Supplement", but she did not appear in the supplementary pages, or in the 1814 volume. Notes, citations, and references. Notes Citations References