William Pitt (1803 ship)

History
United Kingdom
Name	William Pitt
Owner	James Loughan
Builder	Liverpool
Launched	1803
Fate	Lost 16 December 1813
General characteristics
Tons burthen	572, or 5721⁄94 or 604 (bm)
Length	124 ft 2 in (37.8 m) (overall); 99 ft 0 in (30.2 m) (keel);
Beam	32 ft 11+1⁄2 in (10.0 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Complement	1805: 49; 1809: 60; 1811: 50;
Armament	1805: 20 guns; 1809: 16 × 18-pounder guns; 1811: 16 × 12-pounder guns + 9 swivel guns;

William Pitt was a three-decker sailing ship, built in Liverpool in 1803. She made three complete voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), and on the first of these she transported convicts to New South Wales. In December 1813 she was lost in a gale to the east of Algoa Bay while homeward bound from her fourth voyage.

History

United Kingdom
Name	William Pitt
Owner	James Loughan
Builder	Liverpool
Launched	1803
Fate	Lost 16 December 1813
General characteristics
Tons burthen	572, or 5721⁄94 or 604 (bm)
Length	124 ft 2 in (37.8 m) (overall) 99 ft 0 in (30.2 m) (keel)
Beam	32 ft 11+1⁄2 in (10.0 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Complement	1805: 49 1809: 60 1811: 50
Armament	1805: 20 guns 1809: 16 × 18-pounder guns 1811: 16 × 12-pounder guns + 9 swivel guns