Felicitas (1818 ship)

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Felicitas was a British merchant ship built in Chittagong and launched in 1818. She traded in the Indian Ocean, was registered at Calcutta, and made one voyage to Great Britain. After the East India Company’s monopoly ended in 1813, private ships could sail to Britain with an EIC license.

Her captains and owners changed over the years. In 1819 her master was J. A. de Coil and Cruttenden & Co. were the managing owners. By October 1823 her master was P. Campbell and Alexander & Co. managed her. From Bengal she sailed to Mauritius and Gibraltar, visiting Mauritius in December 1823 and Saint Helena in March 1824, before returning to London and reaching Gravesend in June 1824. In 1824 Campbell remained master and managing owner. In 1825 she sailed from Bengal to Madras and Bencoolen, then on to Penang.

In 1827 P. Campbell was still master and Alexander & Co. were managing owners. On 5 December 1827 a gale drove Felicitas ashore and she was a total loss near Madras, about seven miles south of Covelong. Several other British ships were lost at the same time, but most masters were ashore and there were few crew deaths.