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} |} ''Prince of Wales'' was an East Indiaman launched in 1803. She was on her first voyage for the British East India Company when she foundered in 1804 on her homeward voyage. Captain John Price left the Downs on 9 May 1803, bound for Bombay and Madras. Because she was sailing in a time of war, Price took out a letter of marque, which he received on 2 July 1803.〔 ''Prince of Wales'' left Madras on 15 April 1804.〔 In June ''Prince of Wales'' travelled from St Helena in convoy with the East Indiamen ''City of London'', ''Ceylon'', ''Calcutta'', and ''Wyndham'', two vessels from the South Seas, ''Lively'' and ''Vulture'', and ''Rolla'', which had transported convicts to New South Wales. Their escort was .〔''The Times'', 12 October 1804.〕 On the way the convoy ran into severe weather with the result that ''Prince of Wales'' foundered with the loss of all on board. She was last seen on 8 June 1804 in distress.〔 ==Notes, citations, and references== ;Notes ;Citations ;References *Clayton, Jane M. (2014) ''Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775-1815: An alphabetical list of ships''. (Berforts Group). ISBN 978-1908616524 *Hackman, Rowan (2001) ''Ships of the East India Company''. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7 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 (1803 EIC ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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