Prince Regent was launched at Howdon Pans in 1811, the last vessel that the shipbuilding firm of Francis Hurry & Co. built. She spent almost all her career as a West Indiaman. New owners circa 1834 started trading with the Baltic. She was wrecked on 31 October 1836, forcing her crew to abandon her.
Career Prince Regent first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812.LR (1818), Supple. pages "P", Seq.no.P9.
She was registered in Liverpool in 1818
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1812 Taylor Hurry & Co.J.How (or Hawes) & Co London–Tobago LR 1820 Taylor How & Co London–Tobago LR; some repairs 1817 & large repair 1819 1825 Taylor How & Co London–Tobago LR; large repair 1819, wales and some repairs 1824 1830 G.Taylor How & Co London–Tobago LR; large repair 1819, wales and some repairs 1824 1834 J.S. Collyer London 1835 J.S. CollyerE.Lane Lane & Co. London LR; some repairs 1835 1836 E.Lane Lane & Co. London LR; some repairs 1835 & 1836
Fate On 31 October 1836, Prince Regent, Lane, master, was wrecked on her way back from Riga to London. Her crew abandoned her as she had nine feet of water in her hold. She had been driven ashore at "Wettsa", Russia.
Her entry in the volume of Lloyd's Register for 1836 carried the annotation "Abandoned".LR 1836), Seq.no.P504.
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