Lady Mary Pelham (1811 ship)
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Lady Mary Pelham was launched in 1811 as a packet based in Falmouth, Cornwall for the Post Office Packet Service. She repelled attack by privateers in 1812 and 1813, the latter being a notable and controversial engagement with an American privateer. Another American privateer captured her in February 1815 in the West Indies. New owners retained her name and between 1815 and at least 1824 she continued to sail to the Continent and South America.
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Name | Lady Mary Pelham |
Builder | Falmouth |
Launched | 1800 |
Captured | 9 February 1815 |
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Name | Lady Mary Pelham |
Acquired | March 1815 by purchase of a prize |
Fate | Last press mention 1824 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 180[1] (bm) |
Sail plan | Brig |
Armament | 10 × 9&6-pounder guns[1] |
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