Several ships have been named Sylph, for the
Sylph, a mythological creature in western tradition.
Sylph (1791 ship) was launched at Whitby. She made one voyage for the British
East India Company (EIC) to
New South Wales and China. However, a French privateer captured her in 1798 as she was returning to England.
Sylph (1815 ship) was a brig of 150 tons (bm) launched at Chittagong. She was later renamed Laura, and was sold at Mauritius.[1]
Sylph, of 233 tons (bm) and six guns was launched in 1812 and commissioned in Baltimore in 1814 as a
privateer
Sylph (pilot boat) 19th-century pilot boat first built in 1834, by Whitmore & Holbrook.
Naval vessels
HCS Sylph (1806) was a schooner of six or eight guns that the
Bombay Dockyard launched for the
Bombay Marine. The British East India company sold her into mercantile service in 1826 and she was still listed in 1829.
Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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.
Several ships have been named Sylph, for the
Sylph, a mythological creature in western tradition.
Sylph (1791 ship) was launched at Whitby. She made one voyage for the British
East India Company (EIC) to
New South Wales and China. However, a French privateer captured her in 1798 as she was returning to England.
Sylph (1815 ship) was a brig of 150 tons (bm) launched at Chittagong. She was later renamed Laura, and was sold at Mauritius.[1]
Sylph, of 233 tons (bm) and six guns was launched in 1812 and commissioned in Baltimore in 1814 as a
privateer
Sylph (pilot boat) 19th-century pilot boat first built in 1834, by Whitmore & Holbrook.
Naval vessels
HCS Sylph (1806) was a schooner of six or eight guns that the
Bombay Dockyard launched for the
Bombay Marine. The British East India company sold her into mercantile service in 1826 and she was still listed in 1829.
Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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.