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Nominal GunsUnknownEICS
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorEast India Company
Acquired1817EICS
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall EICS
Constructor
Sir Robert Wigram (1st Baronet)British
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Merchant Sailor
Service 1782-1820
EICS
CategoryMerchantEICS
Ship TypeEast IndiamanEICS
Sailing RigShip RiggedEICS
Last known1834EICS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentIORMAR
Length of Gundeck166' 4"Imperial Feet50.5983 
Length of Keel133' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet40.5575 
Breadth43' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet13.1255 
Depth in Hold17' 4 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943 
Burthen1326Tons BM 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1817 - 1834/05/07 East India Company (1600/12/31 - 1874/06/01)IORMAR
1834/05/07 - 1834
Joseph SomesBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1816-1859
IORMAR

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
27.10.1817 - 12.7.1823Captain (HEIC)
William PattersonBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1817-1823
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1823 - 1825Captain (HEIC)
James HeadBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1823-1825
IORMAR
1825 - 1827Captain (HEIC)
Bryan BroughtonBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1825-1833
IORMAR
3.3.1828 - 11.4.1833Captain (HEIC)
Philip BaylisBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1823-1833
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1 Deck Officer


DatesRankNameSource
17.12.1823 - 6.10.1825Chief Mate
Philip BaylisBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1823-1833
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Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

Company's own ship, built by Wigram, launched 1817, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 166ft 4in, keel 133ft 11¾in, breadth 43ft 1¾in, hold 17ft 4½in, wing transom 26ft, port cell 29ft 4in, waist 1ft 4in, between decks 6ft 7½in & 6ft 4½in, roundhouse 6ft 5¼in, ports 14 middle & 13 upper, deck range 97ft 4in, 24 guns, 130 crew, 1326 tons. Sold to Joseph Somes 7 May 1834 for £5750.

Voyages:

(1) 1817/8 Bombay and China. Capt William Patterson. Downs 31 Dec 1817 - 10 May 1818 Bombay - 30 Aug Whampoa - 12 Nov Second Bar - 2 Mar 1819 St Helena - 3 May Downs.

(2) 1819/20 St Helena, Bombay and China. Capt William Patterson. Downs 4 Mar 1820 - 1 May St Helena - 28 Jul Bombay - 9 Oct Whampoa - 27 Jan 1821 Second Bar - 20 Apr St Helena - 8 Jun Blackwall.

(3) 1821/3 Benkulen and China. Capt William Patterson. Downs 31 Mar 1822 - 7 Jul Benkulen - 18 Oct Whampoa - 28 Dec Second Bar - 9 Apr 1823 St Helena - 28 May Long Reach.

(4) 1823/4 Bengal and China. Capt James Head. Downs 26 Feb 1824 - 15 Jun Diamond Harbour - 25 Aug Saugor - 2 Nov Penang - 29 Nov Singapore - 26 Jan 1825 Whampoa - 6 Mar Second Bar - 3 Jul St Helena - 10 Sep Long Reach.

(5) 1825/6 China. Capt Bryan Broughton. Downs 3 Apr 1826 - 7 Sep Whampoa - 30 Nov Second Bar - 21 Feb 1827 St Helena - 8 Apr moorings.

(6) 1827/8 China. Capt Philip Baylis. Downs 28 Apr 1828 - 23 Aug Whampoa - 13 Dec Second Bar - 12 Feb 1829 Cape - 3 Mar St Helena - 21 Apr Blackwall.

(7) 1829/30 China. Capt Philip Baylis. Downs 10 May 1830 - 6 Sep Hong Kong - 17 Sep Whampoa - 17 Dec Second Bar - 6 Mar 1831 Cape - 28 Mar St Helena - 24 May Long Reach.

(8) 1831/2 China. Capt Philip Baylis. Downs 26 Apr 1832 - 20 Aug Whampoa - 21 Oct Second Bar - 22 Jan 1833 St Helena - 9 Mar Gravesend.



 
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