Enchantress (ship)
Appearance
Several vessels have borne the name Enchantress:
- Enchantress, launched in 1802 at Ringmore, became HMS Enchantress (1804)
- Enchantress (1818 ship) was launched at Plymouth. Between 1821 and 1823 she made one voyage as a sealer to the South Shetland Islands. Thereafter she traded widely. In 1826 pirates plundered her in the Mediterranean. She was last listed in 1864.
- Enchantress (1825 ship) was launched at Bristol. She was wrecked on 16 July 1835 at Van Diemen's Land.
- Enchantress (1828 ship) was launched at Bristol as a West Indiaman. She then traded with India as an East Indiaman, sailing under a license issued by the British East India Company. She next transported convicts to Van Diemen's Land. She was wrecked in February 1837 at Bermuda.
See also
- HMS Enchantress – any one of four vessels of the British Royal Navy