and Directory for 1819 gives the name of Lucy Marias owner as Fairlie & Co., and her port of registry as Calcutta. In 1816 Lucy and Maria, Captain A. Barclay, transported the 72nd Regiment of Foot from Calcutta to Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope. Then in August 1817 Lucy and Maria delivered the 80rd Regiment of Foot to Portsmouth. Lt. Col. John Ashley Sturt, the commander of the regiment, presented Barclay with a piece of plate on behalf of the officers of the regiment as a token of appreciation for Barclay's kindness and professionalism. Lucy Maria sailed from Portsmouth on 29 September and from the Cape on 23 December. She arrived at Madras in February 1818. She sailed for Calcutta on 13 February. She brought with her 250 ships' letters, and £130,000 sterling in hard dollars for Calcutta. Much to the disappointment of the Europeans in Madras she did not bring regular mail and new publications. Fate The Register of Shipping for 1821 gives the name of Lucy Marias master as Barclay, her owner as Fairlie & Co., and her trade as London–India. Lucy Maria was broken up in 1821 at Calcutta. Notes Citations References African Institution (1815) Report of the Directors of the African Institution Read at the Annual General Meeting. Reports and Papers on the Impolicy of Employing Indian Built Ships in the Trade of the East-India Company, and of Admitting Them to British Registry: With Observation on Its Injurious Consequences to the Landed and Shipping Interests, and to the Numerous Branches of Trade Dependent on the Building and Equipment of British-built Ships. (1809). (Blacks and Parry). 1801 ships British ships built in India Ships of the British East India Company Age of Sail merchant ships of England Captured ships