Many vessels have been named Minerva for the mythological figure
Minerva:
Minerva (1773 ship) was a merchantman launched in the East Indies. She traded there for more than 20 years before she made three voyages for the British
East India Company (EIC). The first EIC voyage was from 1796 to 1798. In 1799 she transported
convicts from
Ireland to
Australia while under charter to the EIC. From Australia she sailed to Bengal, and then back to Britain. She underwent repairs in 1802 and then traveled to
St Helena and Bengal for the EIC. She was lost in 1805 or 1806 under circumstances that are currently unclear.
Minerva (1786 EIC ship) was launched as an
East Indiaman. She made seven voyages for the British
East India Company (EIC), and one carrying rice from Bengal for the British government. She is last listed in 1805 but with stale data from 1802.
Minerva (1791 ship) was launched at Galway. She traded widely, particularly as a
West Indiaman. Between 1802 and 1804 she made two voyages as a
slave ship. She then returned to trading with the West Indies. She was last listed in 1813.
Minerva (1795 ship) was launched in 1795 at Lancaster as a
West Indiaman. In 1801 she was captured but immediately recaptured. Between 1802 and 1808 she made five voyages as a
slave ship. She was last listed in 1816.
Minerva (1799 ship) was taken in prize from the Spanish, and may have been built in America. Between 1799 and 1807 she made six voyages as a
slave ship. She is last listed in 1813 but with data stale since her last slave voyage in 1807.
Minerva (1812 ship) was launched at Aberdeen. Her career is obscure. Circa 1823 she visited New South Wales and was condemned at Valparaiso in 1823 on her way home.
Minerva (1813 Aberdeen ship) was launched in 1813 at Aberdeen. She traded across the Atlantic. She was wrecked in the St Lawrence on 13 May 1820.
Minerva (1816 ship), ship built in 1816. She made twelve whaling voyages from
New Bedford between 1831 and 1856 before being withdrawn in 1860.
Minerva (1834 ship), later known as Spliigen, was the first paddle steamer to operate on Lake Zurich in Switzerland.
Minerva (183? ship), schooner owned by ship owner George Elder of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, used to transport his son
Alexander Lang Elder to South Australia in 1840.
MV Minerva, a cruise liner built in 1989 and named Minerva in 1996.
PS Minerva (1893), a Glasgow and South Western Railway paddle steamer launched in 1893. She served with the
Royal Navy from 1916 and was sold into civilian service in
Turkey in 1924. She was scrapped by 1928.
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