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Caledonian (ship)

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Several vessels have been named Caledonian for the people of Caledonia:

Caledonian (1797 ship)

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Caledonian (1811 ship)

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Caledonian (1815 ship)

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  • Caledonian was launched in 1815 at St Johns, New Brunswick. She immediately sailed to Great Britain and took up registry there. Caledonian first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815.[1] In 1813 the EIC 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 licence from the British East India Company (EIC).[2] On 27 July 1817, Caledonian, Gillies, master, sailed for Bombay.[3] In all, she made two voyages to India. She spent most of her career sailing between Great Britain and Canada, or the southern United States. On 1 July 1841 Caledonian was driven ashore and wrecked at Lawler's Cove, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from the Kingston upon Hull to Quebec City. Her hull and materials were saved.[4] LR for 1841 carried the annotation "Wrecked".[5]

Caledonian Star

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  • Caledonian Star (built in 1966), former name of the National Geographic Endeavour expedition ship

See also

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Citations

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  1. ^ LR 1815), Supple. pages "C", Seq.NO.C162.
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  3. ^ LR (1818), "Licensed and Country ships".
  4. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 22025. London. 19 August 1841.
  5. ^ LR (1841), Seq.No.C35.

References

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  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.