Syren (1770 ship)
Syren was a snow that the Bombay Dockyard built in 1770 for the EIC. The EIC used her as a packet ship. She made two voyages to England for the EIC before it sold her in 1778. Career EIC voyage #1: Captain Edward Berrow left Balambangan Island on 14 February 1774. Syren reached St Helena on 1 June, and arrived at The Downs on 17 August. Berrow had been captain of , which had wrecked on the shoals of Palawan. His officers and crew manned Syren. EIC voyage #2: Captain Joseph Smith sailed from Portsmouth on 19 January 1775, bound for Bencoolen and Bengal. On 5 February Syren was at Waterford. Lloyd's List reported on 17 February that the "Syren Pqt, Smith, from London to Bengal, is put into Waterford in Distress, having receiv'd considerable Damage." On 7 April she was at Cork for repairs. Once repaired, she was at Falmouth on 28 August. She reached the Cape of Good Hope 22 February 1776 and arrived at Bencoolen on 16 May. She then arrived at Calcutta on 17 July. England bound, she was at Culpee on 29 September. She reached St Helena on 18 January 1777 and arrived at The