British Merchant merchantman 'Bellona' (1782)

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Bellona
Nominal Guns	Unknown	EICS
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
Launched	1782	EICS
First Commissioned	1792	EICS
How acquired	Purpose built	EICS
Shipyard	Limehouse - London	EICS
Constructor	William WoolcombeBritish Ship Builder	EICS
Category	Merchant	EICS
Ship Type	Merchantman	EICS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	EICS
Captured	28.2.1810	EICS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Length of Gundeck113' 5 ½"Imperial Feet34.4551
Length of Keel90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432
Breadth30' 10 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen472Tons BM

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1792 - 1794Captain (HEIC)EICS1795 - 1798Captain (HEIC)EICS1801 - 1802Captain (HEIC)EICS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Friday 14th of June 2019 14:38

Hackman book:

1782: Built by Woolcombe, Limehouse, for Boyd & Co. Captain Matthew Boyd.
6.8.1792 - 30.8.1794: Botany Bay and China.
2) 12.7.1795 - 7.8.1796: Bengal direct. Captain William Ward Farrer.
3) 2.10.1796 - 10.7.1798: Amboyna direct.
25.11.1802: Register cancelled, sold to foreign buyers.
10.11.1804: Re-registered. Bought back by Boyd & Co.
28.2.1811: Taken by the French privateer INVINCIBLE NAPOLEON, when on passage from London for Amelia
Island, Florida. Set on fire and scuttled.

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