Thames (2) (Ship : active 1796-1815)

Built by Perry, launched 1796, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 176ft 3½in, keel 143ft 8½in, breadth 43ft 3½in, hold 17ft 6in, wing transom 26ft 7in, port cell 29ft 11in, waist 3ft 10in, between decks 6ft 6½in & 6ft 7in, roundhouse 6ft 7in, ports, 15 middle & upper, deck range 102ft, 1432 tons. Principal Managing Owner: Abel Chapman. Voyages: (1) 1795/6 St Helena and China. Capt Robert Williams. Portsmouth 11 Aug 1796 - 16 Oct St Helena - 8 Jan 1797 Amboina - 21 Mar Whampoa - Second Bar 9 Jun - 23 Oct Cape - 3 Dec St Helena - 30 Jan 1798 Downs. (2) 1798/9 Cape, Madras, Bombay and China. Capt Robert Williams. Portsmouth 4 Oct 1798 - 5 Jan 1799 Cape - 12 Apr Madras - 21 Jul Bombay 4 Feb 1800 - 8 May Whampoa - Second Bar 11 Aug - 1 Feb 1801 St Helena - 10 Apr Downs. (3) 1801/2 Bombay and China. Capt Robert Williams. Portsmouth 12 Feb 1802 - 11 Jun Bombay - 25 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 3 Jan 1803 - 7 Mar St Helena - 24 Apr Downs. (4) 1803/4 St Helena and China. Capt John Skottowe. Plymouth 26 Feb 1804 - 19 May St Helena 9 Jul - 13 Oct Whampoa - Second Bar 1 Jan 1805 - 2 Apr St Helena 11 Jul - 10 Sep Downs. (5) 1805/6 China. Capt Matthew Riches. Portsmouth 14 May 1806 - 14 Oct Penang - 19 Jan 1807 Whampoa - Second Bar 3 Apr - 19 Sep Cape - 13 Oct St Helena - 28 Dec Downs. (6) 1808/9 China. Capt Matthew Riches. Portsmouth 5 Apr 1809 - 25 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 25 Feb 1810 - 21 May St Helena - 28 Jul Downs. (7) 1811/2 St Helena, Benkulen and China. Capt Matthew Riches. Torbay 4 Jan 1812 - 20 Mar St Helena - 7 May Cape - 29 Jun Benkulen - 22 Aug Penang - 13 Sep Malacca - 18 Oct Whampoa - Second Bar 17 Jan 1813 - 5 Apr St Helena - 5 Jun Downs. (8) 1813/4 China. Capt Matthew Riches. Portsmouth 9 Apr 1814 - 14 Aug Penang - 15 Sep Malacca - 19 Oct off Lintin - 11 Dec Whampoa - Second Bar 9 Feb 1815 - 12 May St Helena - 19 Aug Downs.