Prince Regent was launched at Whitehaven in 1812. She initially sailed as a West Indiaman. Then from 1817 she made one voyage to India, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). Afterwards, she traded across the Atlantic, primarily to the United States. She was last listed in 1839.
Career Prince Regent first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812.LR (1812), Supple. pages "P", Seq.no.P466.
Year Master Owner Trade Source 1812 Twentyman Bowen Whitehaven LR
In June 1812, Lloyd's List reported that Prince Regent, Twentyman, master, had been on a voyage from Whitehaven to New Brunswick when she was lost in White Point Bay, Nova Scotia. In October, Lloyd's List reported that Prince Regent, Twentyman, master, had not been lost but rather had been gotten off and had come into Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1813 Twentyman Bowes & Co. Whitehaven LR; damages repaired 1813 1814 TwentymanRichmond Bowes & Co. WhitehavenGreenock–Jamaica LR; damages repaired 1813 1816 RichmondJ.Porock Campbell & Co. Greenock–Jamaica LR; damages repaired 1813
In 1813 the British East India Company (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 licence from the EIC.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1818 Richmond Campbell & Co. Greenock–JamaicaGreenock–Madras LR; damages repaired 1813 repairs 1817
On 27 March 1818, Prince Regent, Richmond, master, sailed for Madras.LR (1819), "Licensed India Ships". On 19 April 1819 she was at Colombo when the Southwest monsoon set in. She was using iron cables with the result that the heavy seas caused her to break her windlass. She had arrived there from the Clyde on 2 April. On 25 May she was at Madras. Three days later she sailed for Bengal, which she reached on 11 June. On 10 October she sailed from Madras. On 2 January 1820 Prince Regent was at the Capel. On 23 February, when she was two days south of Scilly, Prince Regent encountered ; one of the vessels provided the other with provisions. On 10 April 1820 Prince Regent arrived at Liverpool.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1821 HepburnWright Campbell & Co. Greenock–New Orleans LR; damages repaired 1813 repairs 1817 1823 D.WrightR.Mackie Campbell & Co.R.Findlay Greenock–New Orleans LR; damages repaired 1813 repairs 1817 1824 R.MackieBencraft R.Finlay CowesLiverpool–Jamaica LR; damages repaired 1813 repairs 1817 1825 W.Bencraft Sanderson & Co. Liverpool–Jamaica LR 1826 J.M'Elven Sanderson & Co. Liverpool–New Brunswick LR 1827 J.M'ElvenG.Huntley Sanderson & Co. Liverpool–New Brunswick LR 1828 G.HuntleyM.Scott Sanderson & Co. Liverpool–Madeira LR; new deck & upper wales, & good repair 1828
In 1828 Prince Regent, Scott, master, had to put into Kingstown to repair.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1829 A.M.ScottJ.James Sanderson & Co. Liverpool LR; new deck & upper wales, & good repair 1828 1830 J.James Wilkinson & Co. Liverpool–Rio de Janeiro LR; new deck & upper wales, & good repair 1828 1831 J.James.Brown Wilkinson & Co. Liverpool–Rio de Janeiro LR; new deck & upper wales, & good repair 1828 1832 A.WatkinsT.Hill M'Neil& Co. Greenock–Charleston LR; new deck & upper wales, & good repair 1828 1833 T.Hill M'Neil& Co. Liverpool–New Orleans LR; new deck & upper wales, & good repair 1828 1834 J.White Liverpool LR 1836 J.Burt R.M'Neil Liverpool–New OrleansLiverpool–Mobile LR; new deck, topsides, and large repair 1835, & some repairs 1837 1837 J.Burt R.M'Neil Liverpool LR; new deck, topsides, and large repair 1835, some repairs 1837, & damages repaired 1837
Fate Prince Regent, Burt, master, was reported to have returned from Mobile in September 1838. She was last listed in 1839, with data unchanged since 1837.
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