in Boston Bay on 1 June 1813, after a fight of 15 minutes. 1807 —74 gun 1808 —10 gun 1809 —18 gun 1809 —18 gun 1810 —74 gun 1811 —74 gun 1811 transport 1813 —36 gun 1813 —36 gun 1813 —20 gun 1814 —20 gun 1814 —26 gun 1814 —26 gun Wilson and Co 1794 —16 gun 1796 —18 gun 1797 —12 gun 1797 —12 gun John Pelham 1807 —36 gun 1808 —10 gun 1808 —10 gun 1809 —18 gun 1809 —18 gun 1812 —20 gun 1812 —58 gun John King of Upnor 1801 —10 gun 1801 —10 gun 1801 —10 gun 1801 —10 gun 1801 —10 gun 1809 —18 gun 1809 —18 gun 1809 —74 gun third rate ship of the line. 1810 —10 gun 1810 —12 gun 1810 —Cutter 1810 - merchant ship that twice transported convicts to Van Diemen's Land 1812 —18 gun 1812 —18 gun 1812 —74 gun 1813 —36 gun 1814 —20 gun Barge Building Frindsbury was an important centre for building of Thames sailing barges, using the land vacated by the shipbuilders. Barges were needed for many reasons; on the Medway it was for cement, brick and lime. Curel's In c. 1820 the lease of Quarry Yard, (Curel's Lower Yard), passed to John Curel. George H. Curel took over the business around 1870. He expanded the yard in 1887 leasing the yard by Strood Basin (Curel's Upper Yard). Other families ran yards in Frindsbury, often they had other yards in Rochester. Little William Burgess Little James Little Gill Gill Family, George Gill, of Cheetham Gill and Company. Canal shipyard. London and Rochester Barge Co LRTC- Crescent Shipping- Canal Road, this yard was still operating in 2006, being used for ship repair. List of Barges Here are some Frindsbury-built barges grouped by their owners. From 1870 to 1990 the Register of Shipping shows just over 100 Frindsbury Built Barges. Phoenix Portland Cement Company, Frindsbury. Hawk—43 ton Cerf—58 ton Phoenix—51 ton William Tingey Robert Bladen—33 ton Eliza—41 ton Formby Cement Company, Whitewall Creek, Frindsbury Sara—39 ton Pink—43 ton Queen—43 ton Neptune—40 ton Whitewall—37 ton Vauxhall—40 ton Eclipse—39 ton Margaret Louise—45 ton Ella Vicars—43 ton Burham Brick, Lime and Cement Company James—42 ton John—40 ton Ann—40 ton Varnes—41 ton The Gun—44 ton William—41 ton Peter Bros Ltd. Cement Works Burham John—38 ton William—39 ton Overcomer—44 ton Monkwood—46 ton Ninety Nine—57 ton Trenchmann Weekes Company Halling John Tinworth—43