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} |}Earl of Mornington was a packet ship launched in 1799 for the British East India Company (EIC). She performed one voyage for the Company, sailing from England to India and returning. The Admiralty purchased her in 1804 and she then served the Royal Navy until she was broken up in 1808. ==East India Company== It is not clear for which Earl of Mornington she was named, but it was probably Richard Wellesley. ''Earl of Mornington'' made one voyage for the EIC.〔Hardy and Hardy (1811), p.199.〕 Her captain was George Simpson, who received a letter of marque on 7 October 1799. At the time her armament then was recorded as eight 12-pounder guns.〔Letter of Marque, p.60,() - accessed 14 May 2011.〕 She left Britain on 20 November 1799 and arrived at Calcutta on 22 April 1800. She left Kedgeree on 5 November. By 12 May 1801 she had reached Simon's Bay, but then on 8 August she was back at Calcutta. On 11 March 1802 she left Culpee, an anchorage towards Calcutta and closer than Saugor. From there she reached St Helena on 28 June and arrived at the Downs on 19 August.〔 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「Earl of Mornington (1799 ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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