Tamerlane was launched in New Brunswick in 1824. She transferred her registry to Liverpool. She sailed between Scotland and Canada and then in 1828 sailed to India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). After two voyages to India she returned to trading in the Western hemisphere. Her crew abandoned her in the Channel on 26 February 1848.

Career Tamerlane, Corfield, from St John, New Brunswick, arrived at Cork on 22 October 1824. She was driven on shore on 26 October at Jackson's Dam, Liverpool during a gale. She was got off on the morning of 7 November, and was taken into the Brunswick Dock.

A letter from Belfast dated 30 November 1825 reported that Tamerlane, M'Killop, master, had been sailing from Quebec to the Clyde when she dragged her anchors the night before and had gone on shore at Gray's Point in Belfast Loch. She had lost her rudder and had become waterlogged. She was gotten off on 3 December and was bought up to near Gamoyle, where she remained waterlogged. She arrived at Greenock, Renfrewshire on 12 January 1826, still waterlogged. Earlier, on 10 December she had passed the wreck of a brig of about 200 tons (bm) at .

Tamerlane first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1826.LR (1826), Seq.No.T14.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1825 M'Killock Stewart & Co. Greenock–Quebec LR; damages repaired 1824 & 1826 1827 M'KillockR.Miller Stewart & Co. Greenock–Quebec LR; damages repaired 1824 & 1826 1828 B.Miller Stewart & Co. Greenock–Bombay LR; damages repaired 1824 & 1826

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.

On 28 July 1828, Captain Miller sailed Tamarlane to Bombay.LR (1829), "Ships trading to India – 1828.

Then on 28 September 1829, Captain Miller again sailed Tamarlane to Bombay.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1831 J.MillerW.Black Stewart & Co. Greenock–Bombay LR; damages repaired 1824 & 1826 1832 BlackMartin Stewart & Co. Greenock–Quebec LR; damages repaired 1824 & 1826 1833 Martin Stewart & Co. Greenock–Sierra Leone LR; damages 1826 & small repairs 1832 1834 T.Martin Rodgers Glasgow–Christiania LR; homeport Glasgow 1836 J.Smith Rodgers Clyde–Quebec LR; small repairs 1836 1839 G.Fisher Froste Liverpool–Quebec LR; homeport Liverpool; small & damage repairs 1840 1842 G.FisherBennett Froste Liverpool–Quebec LR; homeport Liverpool; small & damage repairs 1840 1844 Thompson Froste Liverpool–Quebec LR; homeport Liverpool; small & damage repairs 1840 1846 McKenneyR.James Froste Aberystwith–Quebec LR; homeport Aberystwith; small repairs 1847 1846 McKenneyR.James Froste Aberystwith–Quebec LR; homeport Aberystwith; small repairs 1847

Fate On 26 February 1848 her crew abandoned Tamarlane, James, master, in the Channel. She had lost her rudder and been dismasted. Her crew, except for four men who had drowned, were brought into Cherbourg."Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh, Scotland), Monday, 6 March 1848; Issue 19760. A later report stated that a fifth man had been crushed to death and that she had been on a voyage returning from taking 500 emigrants to Carthagena from Aberystwyth."Miscellaneous". North Wales Chronicle (Bangor, Wales), 21 March 1848; Issue 1097.

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