The ship ''Clydesdale'' was launched at Bay of Quick, Greenock in 1819. She sailed as an

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under a licence from the British

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(EIC). She was condemned at Mauritius circa June 1827 as unseaworthy while homeward bound from Bengal.

Career

The partnership of R. & A. Carsewell commenced building vessels in 1816. ''Clydesdale'', at 584 tons (bm), was the largest vessel they launched. R & A Carsewell launched ''Clydesdale'' in July 1819, for the East India trade. In 1813 the British

(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. In December 1819 the following advertisement appeared. ''Clydesdale'' did not sail until February. ''Clydesdale'' first appeared in ''

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'' (''LR'') in the supplemental pages in 1819.''LR'' (1819), Supple. pages "C", Seq.No.C98.
/ref> ''Lloyd's Register'' reported that ''Clydesdale'', M'Kellar, master, sailed for

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on 20 February 1820. In addition to other cargo, she carried 720,000 yards of cotton goods. She arrived back in the Clyde on 5 March 1821, having left Bengal on about 28 October 1820, and from the

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on 23 December. Later in 1821 she again sailed for Bengal. Next, for her third voyage, ''Clydesdale'' sailed to

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and

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. In 1822 she brought as passengers Richard Aspinall, Warham Jemmett Browne, and Thomas Aspinall, nephew of Richard. In 1821 Richard and Edward Aspinall and Browne had established the trading firm of Aspinall, Browne & Co. in Liverpool. Richard Aspinall and Browne brought with them a large assortment of trade goods. They established the firm of Aspinall Browne & Co. in Sydney, with the intent of acquiring wool for Liverpool. From Sydney ''Clydesdale'' sailed for Calcutta. Edinburgh Advertiser report of the Clydesdale of Glasgow 1823

Edinburgh Advertiser report of the Clydesdale of Glasgow 1823

In 1826 ''Clydesdale'', Rose, master, sailed for Madras and Bengal. In February 1827, she sailed from Bengal, but collided with . Both were damaged and had to return to repair damages. ''Clydesdale'' finally left Bengal for England on 15 March 1827.

Fate

On her voyage back to England on 23 May she put in to Port Louis, Mauritius leaky. She was surveyed, condemned as unseaworthy, and sold for breaking up. Rose and his officers blamed her leaks on the damage she had sustained in her collision with ''Juliana''. A report from Mauritius dated 7 July 1827 stated that the merchant vessel would be bringing back part of ''Clydesdale''s cargo as ''Clydesdale'' had been condemned there."Multiple News Items" ''Morning Post'' (London, England), 1 October 1827, Issue 17730. ''Britomart'' left Mauritius on 14 August, the Cape on 20 September, and St Helena on 5 October. She arrived at Deal on 2 December.

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