Westmoreland was launched at Whitby in 1800. She first sailed as a West Indiaman. From 1816 to 1821 and then again from 1823 to 1825 she sailed to India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). Her crew abandoned her at sea on 22 October 1825. She eventually floated ashore on the coast of France and was salvaged.

Career Westmoreland first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1801.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1801 W.Oliver R.Walker Liverpool–Jamaica LR 1805 W.OliverJ.Brightson R.Walker Liverpool–Jamaica LR 1809 J.Brightson Fletcher Liverpool–Madeira LR 1813 J.BrightsonM'Dowell FletcherGladstone Liverpool–JamaicaLiverpool–Brazil LR 1814 M'DowellE."Wrdrpr" Gladstone Liverpool–Brazil LR; damages repaired 1813

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. Thereafter, John Gladstone, of Liverpool, purchased Westmoreland and other vessels to trade with India.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1816 E."Wardrpr"Cummins Gladstone Liverpool–NewfoundlandLondon–Bengal LR; damages repaired 1813 & large repair 1816 1818 T.CumminsJ.Cririe Gladstone London–BengalLondon–Bombay LR; large repair 1816

Captain T.Cummins sailed for Fort William, India on 31 March 1817 under a license from the EIC.LR (1818), "Licensed and Country Ships". (The year may be a typo as other sources have Westmoreland, Cummins, master, arriving at Liverpool on 9 May 1817, having left Bengal on 14 December 1816.)

Westmoreland, Crew, master, left Liverpool on 18 November 1818, but had to put back on 5 December leaky. A different report had her putting back because of a defective main mast."Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), 11 December 1818; Issue 390.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1821 J.CririeW.Smith Gladstone London–Bombay LR; large repair 1816 & repairs 1819 1822 W.SmithJ.Coultin Gladstone Bristol–Quebec LR; large repair 1816, repairs 1817, and large repair 1822 1823 J.Coultin Gladstone Liverpool–Calcutta LR; large repair 1822 1825 W.Coulter Gladstone Liverpool–Calcutta LR; large repair 1822 1826 Worthington Gladstone Liverpool–Newfoundland LR; large repair 1822

Fate Her crew abandoned Westmoreland, Worthington, master, in the Atlantic Ocean 15 leagues ( west of the Isles of Scilly. Charles rescued the crew. Westmoreland was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool. She subsequently drifted ashore on the coast of Finistère, France and was taken in to a port near Brest.

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