Matilda (1790 ship) was a ship built in France and launched in 1779. She first appears in British records in 1790 as a
whaling ship and transported convicts to Australia in 1791; she wrecked in 1792.
Matilda (1803 ship) was launched at
Calcutta in 1803. She spent most of her career in private trade in India or in trading between England and India. She participated in the British
invasion of Java (1811) and made one voyage for the British
East India Company (EIC). She grounded and was wrecked in March 1822.
HMS Esk was a
Cyrus-classship-sloop launched at Ipswich in 1813. During the
War of 1812 she captured one United States privateer, and fought an inconclusive action with another. Between 1825 and 1827 Esk was part of the
West Africa Squadron, engaged in suppressing the trans-Atlantic slave trade, during which period she captured a number of
slave ships. A prize she had taken also engaged in a notable
single ship action. The Royal Navy sold Esk in 1829. Green, Wigram, and Green purchased her and between 1829 and 1845 she made four voyages in the British
southern whale fishery as the
whalerMatilda.
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list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
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Matilda (1790 ship) was a ship built in France and launched in 1779. She first appears in British records in 1790 as a
whaling ship and transported convicts to Australia in 1791; she wrecked in 1792.
Matilda (1803 ship) was launched at
Calcutta in 1803. She spent most of her career in private trade in India or in trading between England and India. She participated in the British
invasion of Java (1811) and made one voyage for the British
East India Company (EIC). She grounded and was wrecked in March 1822.
HMS Esk was a
Cyrus-classship-sloop launched at Ipswich in 1813. During the
War of 1812 she captured one United States privateer, and fought an inconclusive action with another. Between 1825 and 1827 Esk was part of the
West Africa Squadron, engaged in suppressing the trans-Atlantic slave trade, during which period she captured a number of
slave ships. A prize she had taken also engaged in a notable
single ship action. The Royal Navy sold Esk in 1829. Green, Wigram, and Green purchased her and between 1829 and 1845 she made four voyages in the British
southern whale fishery as the
whalerMatilda.
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.