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''Prince of Wales'' was built at Hull in 1789,〔Hackman (2001), p241.〕 for P. Green. She spent the first eight or so years sailing from Hull to Russia and Prussia. In 1797 Green sold her to Staniforth & Co. Although ''Lloyd's Register'' shows her continuing in the same trade, actually during the time Staniforth & Co. owned her, she transported supplies to Botany Bay for the British government. ''Prince of Wales'' then carried a cargo from Canton back to England for the British East India Company (EIC). On her return Staniforth & Co. sold her to Blackman & Co., who sailed her on the London-West Indies run. She is last listed in ''Lloyd's Register'' in 1811, still trading with Antigua. ==Botany Bay and the voyage for the EIC (1796-98)== In 1795 the EIC hired ''Prince of Wales'' and contracted to deliver government provisions for the New South Wales colony. She left Portsmouth on 26 June under the command of Master William Milner,〔(National Archives: Prince of Wales (7) - accessed 29 July 2015 )〕 and carrying of beef and of pork.〔Knight (ed.) 1983, p.32〕〔Correspondence, the Duke of Portland to Governor John Hunter, Whitehall, 11 August 1796. Cited in Watson (ed.) 1914, p.582〕 The outward voyage was uneventful, with ''Prince of Wales'' rounding the Cape of Good Hope and proceeding eastward through the Southern Ocean to reach Port Jackson on 2 November.〔Correspondence, Governor John Hunter to the Duke of Portland, Sydney, 12 November 1796. Cited in Watson (ed.) 1914, p.677〕 Her cargo was unloaded over a period of three weeks and the ship was reprovisioned for a trading voyage to Macao.〔Correspondence, Governor John Hunter to the Duke of Portland, Sydney, 18 November 1796. Cited in Watson (ed.) 1914, p.705〕 While in Port Jackson she took aboard the colony's master boat builder, Daniel Paine, recently dismissed from his position for "insolent and contemptuous behaviour" and seeking a passage out of the colony.〔Knight (ed.) 1983, p.xxiii〕 ''Prince of Wales'' departed New South Wales on 18 November, heading northward along the coast. Milner planned to turn the ship northeast into the open ocean, then swing northwest in an arc towards Macao and the Whampoa anchorage to collect a cargo of tea.〔 Sailing conditions were excellent with clear days and light winds throughout November and December. Despite this the ship was swiftly off course, and on 6 January 1797 made landfall among the Mariana Islands, around 4° west of their charted course.〔Journal of Daniel Paine, 6 January 1797. Cited in Knight (ed.) 1983, p.46.〕 On 16 January she came within sight of Formosa but was unable to make landfall due to heavy seas. Milner decided to make contact with the Chinese to ask for assistance in plotting a course for Macao. His efforts were unsuccessful; local fishing vessels simply sailed away whenever ''Prince of Wales'' approached. On 8 January ''Prince of Wales'' anchored off what may have been an island in the Wanshan Archipelago. Milner sighted a village by the beach and attempted to go ashore to ask for directions. Again he was rebuffed, with the villagers gathering on the beach to shout threats and beat gongs to raise an alarm.〔Knight (ed.) 1983, pp. 48–49〕 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「Prince of Wales (1789 ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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