William Miles (1808 ship)
UK merchant ship and convict transport (1808–1846) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see William Miles (ship).
William Miles was launched at Bristol in 1808 as a West Indiaman. For 20 years she was the largest vessel built in the port. In 1817 a new owner started sailing her to India, sailing under a licence from the East India Company (EIC). In 1828 she made a voyage transporting convicts to Van Diemen's Land. Thereafter she traded with Sierra Leone, Louisiana, and possibly other ports as well. She was broken up in 1846.
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Name | William Miles |
Owner |
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Builder | George Hilhouse & Sons, Bristol |
Launched | 20 October 1808 |
Fate | Broken up 1846 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 577,[2] or 57737⁄94,[1] or 581, or 58112⁄94,[3] or 600 (bm) |
Length | 127 ft 8 in (38.9 m)[4] |
Beam | 32 ft 4 in (9.9 m)[4] |
Draught | 24 ft 9+1⁄2 in (7.6 m)[4] |
Complement | 35[2] |
Armament | 14 × 6&9-pounder guns[2] |
Notes | Three decks and three masts |
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