Thetis (1794 Chittagong ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Thetis (ship).

Thetis was built at Chittagong in 1794. She made one voyage to England for the British East India Company (EIC) in 1801. She was rebuilt at Calcutta in 1817 and at Moulmein in 1838. She was still sailing out of Calcutta in 1839.

History
Great Britain
Name	Thetis
Namesake	Thetis
Builder	Chittagong[1][2]
Launched	September 1794[2]
General characteristics
Tons burthen	498,[1] or 502, or 510, or 519,[3] or 550,[4] or 568,[5] or 61979⁄94[2] (bm)
Length	116 ft 0 in (35.4 m)
Beam	31 ft 9 in (9.7 m)
Notes	Teak-built

EIC voyage (1801): Captain John Power sailed from Madras on 17 March 1801. Thetis reached the Cape on 17 July and St Helena on 19 August. She arrived at the Downs on 1 November.^[6]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1801	D.Meintz	Lennox & Co.	London–India	LR

Thetis did not appear on a list of ships built in India that transferred their registry to Great Britain prior to 1814.^[7] She did appear in Lloyd's Register (LR).^[5]

In 1813, the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. Thereafter, British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC. ^[8]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1819	J.R.Brown	Hogue & Co.
1824	J.B.Brown	A.Houge	Liverpool–Calcutta	LR; almost rebuilt 1818
1827	C.F.Davis	Davidson & Co.
1828	C.F.Davis	Mackintosh & Co.
1829	J.Masson	Mackintosh & Co.

Citations

1. Phipps (1840), p. 175.
2. Hackman (2001), p. 317.
3. Phipps (1840), p. 148.
4. Phipps (1840), p. 183.
5. LR (1801), Seq.No.T105.
6. British Library: Thetis (2).
7. House of Commons (1814), pp. 86–87.
8. Hackman (2001), p. 247.

References

• Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
• House of Commons, Parliament, Great Britain (1814). Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee on Petitions Relating to East-India-Built Shipping. H.M. Stationery Office.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.