William Pitt

William Pitt was a three-decker sailing ship, built in Liverpool in 1803. She made three complete voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), and on the first of these she transported convicts to New South Wales. In December 1813 she was lost in a gale to the east of Algoa Bay while homeward bound from her fourth voyage. Origins She began her career as a West Indiaman. In 1805 Captain J. Jackson sailed her to London, where P. Maester fitted her out for the London to India trade. EIC Voyage #1 (1805-1807) Under the command of John Boyce, she sailed from Falmouth on 10 August 1805, bound for New South Wales and China. Before she left she had loaded one male and 120 female convicts, but one woman was discharged prior to departure. William Pitt arrived at Cork, Ireland, on 14 August, and sailed on 31 August, carrying Gregory Blaxland and family. She left on the same day as . On 29 September William Pitt reached Madeira. From there she reached San Salvador on 11 November, where she stayed for three weeks.