Lady Shore (ship)

At least two vessels have borne the name Lady Shore, named for Lady Charlotte Shore, wife of Sir John Shore. Because the vessels were launched within a year of each other, they are frequently conflated.

Lady Shore (1793 ship) was launched in 1793 at Hull, made two voyages for the British East India Company, during the second of which a French privateer captured and looted her before letting her go. She then traded, primarily with the West Indies, until some time between 1813 and 1818.
Lady Shore (1794 ship) was launched at Calcutta in 1794 and made one trip transporting convicts to Australia during which the convicts mutinied and took over the ship.

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