Caroline (1800 ship)

British merchant ship 1800–1864

For other ships with the same name, see Caroline (ship).

History
Great Britain
Name| Caroline
Ordered| Ipswich
Launched| 1799,[1] or 1800[2]
Fate| Last listed 1864
General characteristics
Tons burthen| 453,[1] or 468, or 473[2] (bm)
Armament|

* 1800: 4 × 12-pounder carronades
* 1812: 6 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades

Caroline was launched in 1799, or 1800, at Ipswich. She had an unusually long service life of almost 60 years. She spent the first 40 years or so as a West Indiaman. She then spent the remainder of her career trading more widely, particularly with Quebec. She was last listed in 1864 with minimal data unchanged since 1859.

## Career

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Caroline first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1800.[1]

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source & notes

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1800  | S.Hayes  | R.Neave  | London–St Kitts  | LR
1805  | S.Hayes  | Neave & Co.  | London–St Kitts  | LR
1810  | Hodgson  | N.Malcom  | London–Jamaica  | LR
1812  | Hodgson
Watson  | N.Malcom  | London–Jamaica  | LR; thorough repair 1812
1815  | Hodgson  | N.Malcolm  | London–Jamaica  | LR; thorough repair 1812
1820  | Robson  | N.Malcolm  | London–Jamaica  | LR; thorough repair 1812
1825  | D.Campbell  | N.Malcolm  | London–Jamaica  | LR; small repair 1824
1830  | D.Campbell  | N.Malcolm  | London–Jamaica  | LR; small repair 1824
1833  | Campbell  | Malcolm  | London–Jamaica  | Register of Shipping; large repair 1827, small repair 1830, small repairs 1831, & large repairs 1832
1836  | Campbell  | Niel & Co.
MacDonald & Co.  | London–West Indies  | LR; small repairs 1836
1840  | Campbell  | Malcolm  | London
London–Jamaica  | LR; small repairs 1836
1845  | Harris  | Tullock
Frampton  | Dunstable–Africa
Poole–Quebec  | LR; small repairs 1843
1850  | Harris  | Frampton  | Poole–Quebec  | LR; small repairs 1846 & 1849
1855  | J.Harris  | Frampton  | Poole  | LR; small repairs 1849, 1851, & 1853
1858  | J.Harris  | Frampton  | Poole–Quebec  | LR; small repairs 1851, 1853, & 1857
1859  | J.Harris  | Frampton  |  | LR

## Citations

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1. ^ a b c LR (1800), Seq.№C585.
2. ^ a b LR (1859), Seq.№133.