Several ships have been named ''Clyde'' for the

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: * was launched at

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and made one voyage to England for the British

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before she was lost in 1804 on the way to China. * was built at

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, Scotland. She made two voyages for the British East India Company and three voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia. She is last listed in 1845. * was built at

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, Scotland. Was wrecked in 1879 while serving as a troopship for the

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* was the last ship built for the

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and was primarily used for the transportation of Indian indentured labourers to the colonies. She was eventually sold to Norwegian owners and broken up in 1924.

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