Princess Charlotte (1813 ship)

Princess Charlotte was a ship launched in New York in 1810 or 1811 under another name, but captured by the British in 1813. The prize court condemned her on 11 March 1813. Pirie & C. purchased her and renamed her. She then sailed to the West Indies, Central America, and Peru before wrecking on 2 April 1824 off Belize.

Career
Princess Charlotte first appeared in the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1814. It showed her as having been built in New York in 1810. Lloyd's Register (LR) gave the launch year as 1811.

On 2 May 1815, Princess Charlotte, Hutchinson, master, grounded on the bar at Demerara. It is believed that she would not be got off until the "following Springs". She was refloated on 13 May, after having been lightened, and departed for Barbadoes.

On 8 February 1821 Princess Charlotte, Lamb, master, left Belize. She ran on to one of the banks but was expected to get off. She arrived off Dover on 1 April.

Fate
A letter from Honduras dated 2 April 1824 reported that Princess Charlotte, Lyon, master, had been wrecked on the Main Reef, near Tobacco Key (Tobacco Caye, Belize), as she was coming from London. She had bilged and was full of water, but it was hoped that if the weather remained moderate some of her cargo might be saved.

The major source on vessels sailing to India for or by permission of the British East India Company (EIC) lists Princess Charlotte as sailing under a licence from the EIC. However, such a voyages does not appear in Lloyd's List's ship arrival and departure data.