''Sir Andrew Snape Hammond'' was a merchant vessel launched at Calcutta in 1802. By 1807, her name had changed to ''Udny'' (or ''Udney''). In 1807, the French captured her, but she eventually returned to non-French ownership and Calcutta registry. She was wrecked in 1824.

Career

In 1803, ''Sir Andrew Snape Hammond''s owner was S. Teague.''East-India register and directory'' (1803), p.99.
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, wine, grain, and 5,625 sacks of rice. The value of the prize was 201,316.54

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. It is not clear how or when ''Udny'' returned to Calcutta registry, though it is clear that she did.

Loss

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'' reported on 17 December 1824, that ''Udney'', Holden, master, had been sighted off

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on 29 May 1824, whilst on a voyage from Bengal to London. At the time of the report there had been no further trace, and so she was presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. Actually, ''Udney'', Houlding, master, had wrecked at

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Bay, Mozambique, on her passage from Calcutta and Madras for London.''Lloyd's List'' №5992.
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on the 19th. On the 21st she had been blown out of the Bay, resulting in her wreck on 2 July. Her crew and passengers were saved, and the whaler carried them to

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. Some pepper and cardamums of ''Udny''s cargo had been saved too. Sixty-five cases of cardamums and 235 bags of pepper were sold at Mozambique for the benefit of the underwriters.''Oriental Herald and Colonial Review'', Volume 5, p.154.

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* * * {{1824 shipwrecks 1802 ships British ships built in India Age of Sail merchant ships of England Captured ships Maritime incidents in July 1824 Ships sunk with no fatalities