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} |} HMS ''Malabar'' was a 56-gun fourth rate of the Royal Navy. She had previously been the East Indiaman ''Cuvera'', launched at Calcutta in 1798. She made one voyage to London for the British East India Company and on her return to India served as a transport and troopship to support General Baird's expedition to Egypt to help General Ralph Abercromby expel the French there. The Navy bought her in 1804 and converted her to a storeship in 1806. After being renamed HMS ''Coromandel'' she became a convict ship and made a trip carrying convicts to New South Wales in 1819. She spent the last 25 years of her career as a receiving ship for convicts in Bermuda before being broken up in 1853. ==East Indiaman== ''Malabar'' was originally built as the East Indiaman ''Cuvera'' at Calcutta in 1798. She was a two-decker vessel built of teak from Pegue.〔Symes. (1800), Vol. 2, p.458.〕 ''Cuvera'' made one round trip to England and back under Captain John Lowe. ''Cuvera'' was at Calcutta on 19 November 1798. She left Calcutta on 12 January, and passed Saugor on 28 January 1799. She left Bengal on 10 February, and reached St Helena on 10 May.〔 She arrived at London on 26 July, with 2313 bales of cotton from Bengal.〔Henchman (1802), Appendices pp.3 & 25.〕 She also carried one French officer who had been taken prisoner in the Nizzam's service in 1798. For this service she earned passage money of Rs 1,000.〔''The Asiatic annual register or a view of the history of Hindustan and of the politics, commerce and literature of Asia''. (1807; Vol. 7), p.114.〕 Because she sailed in wartime, i.e., during the French Revolutionary Wars, in England Captain John Lowe applied for and received a letter of marque, which was dated 5 December 1799.〔(Letter of Marque, 1793-1815; p.57. )〕 Acquiring a letter of marque was usual practice for captains in the EIC's service as it authorised them to engage in offensive action against the French, or their allies, and not just defend themselves. She left England on 15 February 1800 for the Cape and Bengal,〔 carrying a cargo for the British government. When she left England she was in company with ''Carron'', ''Scaleby Castle'', and ''Minerva''. She left Fort St George for Bengal on 4 September 1800. The East India Company then chartered her out as a transport and troopship to support Baird's expedition to Egypt to help General Ralph Abercromby expel the French there. The charter for ''Cuvera'' was Rs.14,000 per month.〔Anon. (1809), p.193.〕 Payments included Rs. 70,000 for five months from 31 December 1800 to April 1801, and Rs. 16,000 to Lowe in consideration of his ship "being diverted from its original destination to the Transport Service",〔''The Asiatic Annual Register Or a View of the History of Hindustan and of the Politics, Commerce and Literature of Asia''. (London, D Brett) 1801-12, p.145.〕 Rs 168,000 for 12 months charter from 31 March 1801,〔''The Asiatic Annual Register Or a View of the History of Hindustan and of the Politics, Commerce and Literature of Asia''. (London, D Brett) 1801-12, p.148.〕 and Rs. 94,987 for charter to 23 October 1802.〔''The Asiatic Annual Register Or a View of the History of Hindustan and of the Politics, Commerce and Literature of Asia''. (London, D Brett) 1801-12, p.152.〕 On 23 May 1801, Sir Home Popham drew 6,000 Spanish dollars for His Majesty's ships on the expedition from the treasury on ''Cuvera'', while she was in the Judda road.〔''The Asiatic Annual Register Or a View of the History of Hindustan and of the Politics, Commerce and Literature of Asia''. (London, D Brett) 1801-12, p.153.〕 Lowe later also received £328 for ...sundry presents given to Johnnie Katcheef, of Keree, and Teregah Aga, at Cossire, to interest them in the safe conduct of dispatches sent to Commodore Sir Home Popham, K.M. Mr Melville, and establishment passing the desert, and for the protection of the bakers, &c. &c. working on shore, as well as to the sick landed at Cossire.〔''The Asiatic annual register or a view of the history of Hindustan and of the politics, commerce and literature of Asia''. (1807; Vol. 7), p.151.〕 Baird landed at Kosseir (or Cossire), on the Egyptian side of the Red Sea. He then led his troops army across the desert to Kena on the Nile, and then to Cairo. He arrived before the battle of Alexandria in time for the final operations.〔Chisolm (1911).〕 General Arthur Wellesley had appointed Lowe agent for the transports at Rs 1000 per month. He received Rs. 9580 10annas 3pice for his service from January to 18 October 1802.〔''The Asiatic annual register or a view of the history of Hindustan and of the politics, commerce and literature of Asia''. (1807; Vol. 7), p.153.〕 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「HMS Malabar (1804)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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