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} |} ''Marquis of Wellington'' was a 653-ton sailing ship built in 1801 at Calcutta, India. She made one trip for the British East India Company (EIC), in which she transported convicts to New South Wales and then carried a cargo back from China to Portsmouth. On this voyage she made the first recorded European contact with Mokil Atoll (Mwoakilloa Atoll). Under the command of George Betham (or Bitham), she sailed from Portsmouth, England, on 1 September 1814,〔Bateson (1974), pp.290-1.〕 with 199 male convicts. A detachment from the 46th Regiment of Foot provided the guard; the regiment was transferring to Australia to replace the 73rd Regiment of Foot (1st Battalion Highlanders). On 11 November ''Marquis of Wellington'' reached Rio de Janeiro.〔(National Archives: Marquis of Wellington (2) - accessed 29 July 2015 )〕 She then stayed there for some three weeks. ''Marquis of Wellington'' arrived at Port Jackson on 27 January 1815.〔 One male convict died on the voyage.〔Bateson (1974) p.327.〕 ''Marquis of Wellington'' left Port Jackson on 4 April, bound for China. She sighted Pohnpei, and on 7 May Betham made the first recorded sighting of Mokil (Mwoakilloa Atoll), at .,〔(Foreign Ships in Micronesia: Pohnpei - accessed 29 July 20-15 )〕 naming it "Wellington Group" after his ship,〔Anthony (1996), p.4.〕 The name persisted for some years thereafter.〔Herzel (1994), p.84.〕 ''Marquis of Wellington'' arrived at Whampoa on 4 June. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 12 July. She reached Bataviaon 5 September and St Helena on 10 November, before arriving back at Portsmouth on 26 December.〔 ==Fate== On 21 November 1817, ''Lloyd's List'' reported that ''Marquis of Wellington'', Nichols, master, had arrived at Bengal in a damaged state and been taken into dock. She was expected to be able to take on a cargo in June.〔(''Lloyd's List'', n° 5231. )〕 ''Marquis of Wellington'' was driven onshore on 4 March 1818 on the Mouse Sand, with the loss of two masts, when she was caught in a gale that also caused difficulties to many other vessels along the coast of England.〔(''Lloyd's List'', n°5260. )〕 Five days later she was abandoned as a total wreck.〔 ''Marquis of Wellington'', Nichols, master, had been sailing from Bengal to London. Part of her cargo was gotten off and taken to Whitstable and Margate.〔(''Lloyd's List'', n° 5261, dated 10 March 1818. )〕 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「Marquis of Wellington (1801 ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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