British Merchant collier 'Fram' (1795)

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Lord Thurlow (Unknown) 1789-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1789)
Robert WardlawBritish
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Service 1799-1807
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John Altham CumberlegeBritish
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Fram
Nominal Guns	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
Purchased	1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Sunderland - Durham	BWAS-1793
Category	Merchant	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Collier	BWAS-1793
Bought by the Navy	4.1798	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British armed vessel 'Xenophon' (1798) (20) 1798-1810 British 20 Gun Unrated Armed Vessel 1801 Renamed "Investigator"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck100' 5"Imperial Feet30.607
Breadth28' 5"Imperial Feet8.5503
Burthen334Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 4"Imperial Feet30.5816
Length of Keel77' 8"Imperial Feet23.4986
Breadth28' 5"Imperial Feet8.5503
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen333 ⁶⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:49	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lord Thurlow' (1789) (Unknown) 1789-1802 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:44	Jon Miller	Robert WardlawBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1807
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:43	Jon Miller	William MaxwellBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1798-1809
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:42	Jon Miller	George GoochBritish Ship Owner Service 1809-1821
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:41	Jon Miller	John Altham CumberlegeBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1800-1802

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