207:, Prowse, master, had put back there in a damaged state, having suffered considerably, mostly in her upper works. It was expected that she would have to discharge and that her cargo would be transshipped on another British vessel for its original destination. She then started trading between Bristol and Africa. She apparently disappeared in 1835 on a voyage to Africa and was last listed in the 1834 volume of
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Portland. She was of 86 or 85 tons (bm). Her length was 57 ft 7 in (17.6 m), and her beam was 19 ft 4 in (5.9 m). She served from December 1809 to September 1826. She foundered circa 6 September 1826 A Swedish brig may have run her down in a gale;
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Portland. She was of 107 tons (bm). Her length was 63 ft 4 in (19.3 m), and her beam was 20 ft 0 in (6.1 m). She served from November 1812 to January 1813. As of February 2023, her whereabouts between 1813 and 1826 are obscure. She appeared in
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had been launched in 1789 at West Cowes. She was of 67 tons (bm). Her length was 53 ft 0 in (16.2 m), and her beam was 18 ft 2 in (5.5 m). She served from
February 1794 to about July 1811. She was wrecked off Alderney in
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