Lord Melville (1804 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Lord Melville (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Builder	Leith, Scotland
Launched	1804
Fate	Last listed 1809
General characteristics
Tons burthen	201 (bm)
Armament	10 × 18-pounder carronades

Lord Melville was launched in Leith, Scotland in 1804. She served as a government transport, and was probably present at the Battle of Copenhagen (1807) as an armed transport. She was last listed in 1809.

Career

Lord Melville first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1804.[1]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1804	Js. Brown	Menzies & Co.	Leith transport	LR
1807	J.Brown J.Beatson	Menzies & Co.	Leith transport	LR

Lord Melville may have been the transport of that name that in 1807 participated in the battle of Copenhagen. She was one of several transports that the commander-in-chief had ordered to be armed and that were carrying pennants, hence qualifying for prize money.[Note 1]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1809	J.Beatson	Menzies & Co.	Leith government service	Register of Shipping

Fate

Lord Melville was last listed in the registers in 1809.

Notes

1. An Able Seaman's share of the prize money was worth £3 8s.[2]

Citations

1. "Lloyd's register of shipping 1804". HathiTrust.
2. "No. 16275". The London Gazette. 11 July 1809. p. 1103.