Waterloo was launched in 1815 at Bideford, originally as a West Indiaman. Between 1817 and 1821 she made three voyages to India. She then returned to the West Indies trade. Her crew abandoned her at sea in 1829.

Career Waterloo first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815 with Blacken, master, Wm.Fry, owner, and trade London–Grenada.LR (1815), Supple.pages "W", Seq.№W72.

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC.

In April 1817 Captain T. Hurt (or Hart, or Hunt, or Hurst), planned to sail Waterloo for Fort William, India.LR (1818), "Licensed and country Ships". However, she actually left on 2 August. On 9 August she was at Plymouth, on her way to Bengal.Lloyd's List (LL) №5202, Ship arrival and departure (SAD) data. On 2 January 1818 she arrived at Bengal and on 4 April she sailed for London. On 13 September she arrived back at Deal and four days later she was at Gravesend.

Year Master Owner Trade Source 1818 J.Hunt Wm.Fry & Co. London–Fort William LR 1820 Lovell Wm.Fry & Co. London–Bombay LR

On 14 February 1819 Waterloo, Lovell, master, arrived at Bombay.

On 4 March 1820 Waterloo, Lovell, master, sailed from Gravesend for India, On 10 March she sailed from Portsmouth for Madras and Bengal. On 27 July she arrived at Bengal from London and Madeira. On 20 November she sailed from Bengal for Colombo. She sailed from Colombo on 11 February 1821 and the Cape of Good Hope on 16 April. On 20 June she was off Plymouth, but with her fore and mizzen masts sprung.LL №5603, SAD data. She reached Gravesend on 30 June.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1821 LovellLeveque Wm.Fry & Co. London–BombayLondon–Jamaica LR 1827 Loveque Wm.Fry & Co. London–Jamaica LR 1828 LovequePartridge Wm.Fry & Co. London–Jamaica LR;

Fate On 29 September 1829 Lloyd's List reported that her crew had abandoned Waterloo, Partridge, master, at sea. On 6 October it reported that Waterloo had wrecked. Lastly, LL reported that Waterloo, Partridge, master, had been found abandoned.

Waterloo was last listed in 1829 with unchanged data from 1828.

She is certainly not the Waterloo that a storm drove on shore on 5 December 1827 at Madras.

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