Prince Regent

Prince Regent was launched at Blackwall in 1811. She made ten voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), between 1811 and 1834 to India and China. She made one more voyage to China after the end of the EIC's trading activities in 1833, and was broken up in 1838. Career EIC voyage #1 (1812–1813): Captain Thomas Herbert Harris acquired a letter of marque on 16 January 1812. Captain Harris sailed from Portsmouth on 10 March 1812, bound for Madras and Bengal. Prince Regent reached Madras on 14 July and arrived at Diamond Harbour on 1 August. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor 13 October, reached St Helena on 14 February 1813, and arrived at the Downs on 14 May. EIC voyage #2 (1814–1815): Captain Harris sailed from Portsmouth on 10 May 1814, bound for Madras, Bengal, and the Moluccas. Prince Regent reached Madras on 16 September and was at Saugor on 23 October. On 10 November she sailed for Amboinya collect the year’s spice harvest and transport it to London. On 3 February 1815 she reached Amboina. She visited Banda on 20 February, returning to Amboina on 14 March. Homeward bound she reached St Helena on 12 June and arrived at the Downs on 19 August. EIC voyage #3 (1816–1817): Captain Harris sailed from the Downs on 17 April 1816, bound for Madras and Bengal. Prince Regent reached Madras on 27 July, and arrived at the New Anchorage on 29 August. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 17 December, reached the Cape on 17 February 1817 and St Helena on 8 March, and arrived at the Downs on 6 May.