Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales was launched in 1793 on the Thames. She spent much of her career sailing for the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). From 1845 she was a Greenland whaler, sailing out of Hull. In 1845 she was the last ship to see Sir John Franklin's expedition to the arctic. She was wrecked on 12 June 1849 in Davis Strait. Hudson's Bay Company Prince of Wales had been launched in 1793 for the HBC, and first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) with H.Hanwell, master, Hudson's Bay Company, owner, and trade London–Hudson Bay. War with France had just begun and Captain Henry Hanwell acquired a letter of marque on 8 April 1793. Hanwell sailed for Hudson Bay at the end of May, sailing via Stromness. She then sailed between York Factory or Moose Factory and London. In 1811 Prince of Wales, , and Edward and Ann carried immigrants to Hudson Bay. On 1 June 1813 three merchant vessels sailed from Gravesend, bound for Hudson Bay: Prince of Wales, , Ramsay, master, carried employees of the Hudson's Bay Company, and Ann, Neale, master, was taking a party of Moravian missionaries. On 13 June they sailed from Stromness in the Orkney Islands. There Prince of Wales had embarked 97 settlers for the Red River Colony. sailed as their escort. On the way fever broke out on Prince of Wales, which resulted in the death of a number of the emigrants. Instead of landing at York Factory, the convoy arrived at Churchill, Manitoba, 100 miles away. They arrived on 19 August, and Brazen left again on 20 September, escorting another convoy to England via the Orkney Islands and arriving at the Downs on 25 November.