Indefatigable (1799)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Owner | Atty & Co. |
| Builder | Ing. Eskdale, Whitby |
| Launched | 1799 |
| Fate | Burnt to the waterline in 1815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 549, or 550 (bm) |
| Length | 127 ft (39 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (10 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament |
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| Notes | Hull sheathed in copper |
Indefatigable was a square-rigged, three-decked, three-masted merchant ship launched in 1799 at Whitby for James Atty & Co. for the West Indies trade. In 1804 she served as an armed defense ship and recaptured a merchantman that a privateer had captured. She was a transport in the 1805–1806 British invasion of the Dutch Cape colony. She twice transported convicts to Australia; on the first trip she was chartered to the British East India Company (EIC). She burned to the waterline in 1815.