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} |} ''Britannia'' was a two-decked merchantman launched in 1774. She was the focus of a protest against the Tea Act in Charleston, South Carolina in 1774. In 1796 she transported convicts from Ireland to Australia. This voyage was noteworthy for her captain's cruelty, for which he was tried but not sanctioned. She then sailed to China to pick up a cargo for the East India Company. On the way she visited or saw four islands in the present-day Marshall Islands. She remained employed in the services of the East India Company until 1799.〔Hackman (2001), p. 225.〕 ==Voyages== In November 1774, ''Britannia'' sailed from London to Charleston, South Carolina. In addition to passengers, she was carrying "seven chests of East Indian tea." The Captain, Samuel Ball, Jr., said that the tea had been ordered "without his knowledge or consent." Because of local objections to the British duty on tea, "on Thursday at Noon (3, 1774 ), an Oblation was made to Neptune." This incident has been called "The Charleston Tea Party" because the tea was dumped over the side, in the same fashion as had occurred at the Boston Tea Party a year earlier. Captain Thomas Dennett (or Dennott) sailed ''Britannia'' from Calcutta on 28 November 1785 and Diamond Harbour on 4 January 1786. She reached the Cape on 2 March, and St Helena on 23 March. She arrived at Plymouth on 15 May and Deptford on 8 June. 〔 ;Convict ship On 5 August 1796, Thomas Demmett () received a letter of marque, which authorized him to capture French ships should the opportunity arise.〔 Under the command of Thomas Dennett, ''Britannia'' departed Cork, Ireland on 10 December, carrying 144 male and 44 female prisoners, and arrived in Sydney Cove on 27 May 1797. Ten male convicts and one female convict died during the course of the voyage. An enquiry into the conduct of Captain Dennott (Demmett) was held in Sydney and is recorded in the Historical Records of Australia. The enquiry recommendations as to Demmett's "callous and brutal" treatment of the convicts was sent to England but the only repercussion was that Demmett never served on a convict ship again. Meanwhile the Britannia III departed Port Jackson on 2 December for England, via China. ;Exploration ''Britannia'' left Sydney on 2 August 1797 for China, where she would pick up a cargo of tea. She initially followed the route that ''Scarborough'' followed. ''Britannia'' sailed north and into the region of the Marshall Islands. On 19 September she sighted an island that Dennott named "Hunter Island" (Kili Island). Canoes brought out some islanders who wanted to trade breadfruit. The next day she sighted an island in the Ailinglaplap Atoll that Dennott named "Lamber Island". Natives again came out to trade but ''Britannia'' sailed on. Later that day ''Britannia'' did stop at an island in Namu Atoll that Dennott named "Ross Island". This time ''Britannia'' stopped and traded with the natives who came out. One native tore off a galley rail and took it away as a prize. On 21 September ''Britannia'' sighted "Princess Island" at ; this would appear to be Lib Island. Dennett arrived at Macao on 16 October 1797 and was at Whampoa on 2 December. For her return to Britain, ''Britannia'' was at Macao on 28 March 1798, False Bay on 25 July, the Cape on 8 September, and St Helena on 17 November. ''Britannia'' reached the Downs on 4 February 1799.〔 She reached London on 7 February. Dennott left ''Britannia'' and apparently died around 1800. ''Lloyd's Register'' for 1800 records her owner as Lambert, and her master as "Palmer". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Britannia (1774 ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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