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Lord Melville (1804 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
BuilderLeith, Scotland
Launched1804
FateLast listed 1809
General characteristics
Tons burthen201 (bm)
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades

Lord Melville was launched in Leith, Scotland in 1804. She served as a government transport, and was probably present at the Battle of Copenhagen (1807) as an armed transport. She was last listed in 1809.

Career

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Lord Melville first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1804.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1804 Js. Brown Menzies & Co. Leith transport LR
1807 J.Brown
J.Beatson
Menzies & Co. Leith transport LR

Lord Melville may have been the transport of that name that in 1807 participated in the battle of Copenhagen. She was one of several transports that the commander-in-chief had ordered to be armed and that were carrying pennants, hence qualifying for prize money.[Note 1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1809 J.Beatson Menzies & Co. Leith government service Register of Shipping

Fate

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Lord Melville was last listed in the registers in 1809.

Notes

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  1. ^ An Able Seaman's share of the prize money was worth £3 8s.[2]

Citations

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  1. ^ "Lloyd's register of shipping 1804". HathiTrust.
  2. ^ "No. 16275". The London Gazette. 11 July 1809. p. 1103.