Constantia

Constantia was launched in 1782 at the Delft Shipyard as an East Indiaman for the Delft Chamber of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The British Royal Navy captured her in 1795 when the British occupied Malacca. Career 1st VOC voyage (1784–1785): Captain Adriaan van Katersveld sailed from Goeree on 14 September 1784, bound for Batavia. Consantia arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on 23 December, and left on 16 January 1785. She arrived at Batavia on 21 April. 2nd VOC voyage (1786): Captain Adriaan van Katersveld sailed from Bengal on 22 January 1786 with cargo for the Delft and Rotterdam Chambers of the VOC. Constantia arrived at the Cape on 3 April, and left on 11 May. She arrived at Goeree on 20 July. 3rd VOC voyage (1787): Captain Jan Hendrik van der Linden sailed from Goeree on 16 May 1787, bound for Batavia. Constantia arrived at the Cape on 29 August, and left on 12 October. She arrived at Batavia on 18 December.