''Fame'' was built at Northfleet in 1818. She made one voyage under charter to the British

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(EIC). A fire destroyed her in 1824 during her second voyage for the EIC.

Career and loss

''Fame'' entered ''Lloyd's Register'' in 1819 with C. Jordain, master, changing to Remmington, and trade London—India. Captain Samuel Remmington sailed from the Downs on 27 May 1819, bound for Bengal. ''Fame'' arrived at

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on 5 October, and was at Kidderpore 10 days later. Homeward bound, she was at

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on 12 February 1820, reached

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on 7 May, and arrived at Blackwall on 10 July. British Library: ''Fame'' (4).
/ref> Captain Charles Young sailed from the Downs on 27 May 1823, bound for Bengal and Bencoolen. On 2 February 1824, ''Fame'' caught fire about 50 miles southwest of Bencoolen in the evening after she had left there for England. A fire started when a careless steward carrying a candle accidentally ignited fumes while drawing brandy from a cask in a storeroom. Fortunately all aboard were able to leave the ship in two boats before the fire reached the magazine, which exploded. Sir

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(former Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817–1822)), and Lady Raffles were among the passengers who were rescued. Because of the fire, all aboard ''Fame'' lost their personal possessions. Raffles lost his papers (packed in 122 cases), and he and his wife lost a great deal of valuable jewelry.''Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies'' (September 1824), Vol. 18, p.330. (Black, Parbury, & Allen). The EIC valued its cargo on board at £15,446. In the aftermath of the fire Captain Young, his passengers, including Sir Stamford and Lady Raffles and their children, and ''Fame''s crew shipped aboard for the voyage to England. They sailed from

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on 10 April via the Cape of Good Hope. They were at St Helena on 3 July, and reached England by 22 August.

Citations

References

* *Hardy, Charles (1800), ''A Register of Ships, Employed in the Service of the Hon. the United East India Company, from the Union of the Two Companies, in 1707, to the Year 1760: Specifying the Number of Voyages, Tonnage, Commanders, and Stations. To which is Added, from the Latter Period to the Present Time, the Managing Owners, Principal Officers, Surgeons, and Pursers; with the Dates of Their Sailing and Arrival: Also, an Appendix, Containing Many Particulars, Interesting to Those Concerned in the East India Commerce''. * * * Thayi, Aditya (Executive Producer) (2019).
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