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For her homeward bound trip she passed Saugor on 19 October and reached St Helena on 14 January 1803. From there she sailed up to Surat, which she reached on 2 April. Northampton reached Bombay on 11 February 1802.

The convoy reached Madeira on 23 September, and left the next day. She was part of a convoy under escort by HMS Seahorse that also included General Stuart, Manship, Sarah Christiana, Comet, Sovereign, Caledonia, Ann, Princess Mary, Varuna, Carron, Elizabeth, Monarch, and Friendship. Northampton left Portsmouth on 9 September 1801, bound for Bengal. Northampton was sailing during the French Revolutionary Wars and the letter authorized Barker to engage in offensive, not just defensive, action against the French and their allies should the opportunity arise. Voyages EIC Voyage 1 (1801-03) Ĭaptain Robert Barker received a letter of marque on 11 August 1801. Afterwards, the tables were removed and the evening concluded with a ball. The dinner was set out in the workshop and 180 ladies took their seats. On the evening of 29 July 1801, Barker provided a dinner for 300 guests at the London Tavern. Many boats observed the launch, as did many visitors at a gallery that Captain Robert Barker had erected. Northampton was launched gradually at the top of the tide and at the turn of the tide went into the dock to finish coppering. She is last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1822. In 1820 she carried settlers to South Africa. During the same period she made one separate trip transporting convicts from Britain to New South Wales, followed by a voyage for the EIC from China back to England. She made eight voyages to India as an extra (chartered) ship for the British East India Company (EIC) between 18. Northampton, was a three-decker merchant ship launched in 1801 upon the River Thames, England.

Peter Everitt Mestaer, King and Queen Dock, Rotherhithe For other ships with the same name, see Northampton (East Indiaman).