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[[Image:England_to_China.jpg|right|thumb|400px|HMS Allegiance's journey to China, by [[southpaw]] (click for full size)]] | [[Image:England_to_China.jpg|right|thumb|400px|HMS Allegiance's journey to China, by [[southpaw]] (click for full size)]] | ||
− | The ship was originally assigned to Captain [[ | + | The ship was originally assigned to Captain [[Cartwright]] when the Allegiance was scheduled to sail to Halifax, as another ship was being built for Cartwright there. When the destination changed to China, however, Cartwright could not go, as his new ship could not wait for him to return. |
[[William Laurence]] suggested to [[Tom Riley]] that he seek the position. Riley was without a ship at the time because [[HMS Reliant]] was dry-docked after suffering through the storm that occured just after the [[Battle of Trafalgar]]. | [[William Laurence]] suggested to [[Tom Riley]] that he seek the position. Riley was without a ship at the time because [[HMS Reliant]] was dry-docked after suffering through the storm that occured just after the [[Battle of Trafalgar]]. |