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Bellmont | 29036 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | Unknown | EICS | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 22.2.1780 | EICS | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | EICS | |
| Shipyard | Rotherhithe - London - Surrey | EICS | |
| Constructor | John RandallBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1780-1802 | EICS | |
| Category | Merchant | EICS | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | EICS | |
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | EICS | |
| Captured | 1794 | EICS | |
Built by Randall, launched 1780, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 143ft 5in, keel 116ft 7½in, breadth 35ft 2½in, hold 14ft 6in, wing transom 22ft 7½in, between decks 5ft 11in, ports 13 middle & upper, 769 tons.
Principal Managing Owners:
1-2 Charles Foulis
3-6 Robert Preston.
Voyages:
(1) 1779/80 Madras and Bengal. Capt William Dick Gamage. Portsmouth 3 Jun 1780 - 29 Aug Rio de Janeiro - 10 Jan 1781 Madras - 12 Mar Kedgeree - 7 May Barrabulla -25 Jun Nicobars - 2 Oct St Helena - 20 Nov Fernando Nova Pina - 3 Feb 1782 Plymouth - 29 Mar Long Reach.
(2) 1782/3 Madras and Bengal. Capt William Dick Gamage. Portsmouth 11 Mar 1783 - 31 Mar São Tiago - 23 Jun Johanna - 26 Jul Madras - 13 Sep Kedgeree - 3 Jan 1784 Saugor - 26 Jan Madras - 1 Jun St Helena - 31 Aug Long Reach. Carried the body of Sir Eyre Coote back to England.
(3) 1784/5 China. Capt Charles Stewart. Downs 14 Apr 1785 - 8 Oct Whampoa - 12 Feb 1786 Second Bar - 12 Jun St Helena - 24 Aug Long Reach.
(4) 1787/8 Bombay and China. Capt William Dick Gamage. Downs 29 Jan 1788 - 15 May Johanna - 6 Jun Bombay - 27 Sep Whampoa - 14 Dec Second Bar- 10 Mar 1789 St Helena - 16 May Reach.
(5) 1789/90 China. Capt William Dick Gamage. Downs 17 Apr 1790 - 26 Aug Whampoa - 7 Dec Second Bar- 9 Apr 1791 Cape - 28 Apr St Helena - 29 Jun Long Reach.
(6) 1791/2 Bengal. Capt William Dick Gamage. Downs 23 May 1792 - 30 Sep Diamond Harbour - 9 Feb 1793 Saugor - 10 Jun St Helena - 24 Aug Long Reach.
(Charles Foulis, Esq.) , .
Capt. Wm. Dick Gamage
1 John William Wood
2 James Duthy
3 William Wagstaffe
4 Dick Watson
Sur. Henry Dunn
Pur, John Glassfurd
Sailed Ports. 3 April, 1780
Arr. Downs, 15 March, 1782
(Charles Foulis, Esq.)
Capt. Wm. Dick Gamage
1 John Bevan
2 Charles Lindegreen
3 James Nash
4 James Cresley
Sur. John Lyme
Pur. James Glassford
Sailed Ports. 11 March, 1783
Arr. Downs, 28 Aug. 1784