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Edinburgh

29614
Nominal GunsUnknownEICS
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorEast India Company
Launched1825EICS
How acquiredPurpose builtEICS
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall EICS
Constructor
Money WigramBritish
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1790-1873
EICS
CategoryMerchantEICS
Ship TypeEast Indiaman
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Last known1833EICS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentIORMAR
Length of Gundeck165'10"Imperial Feet50.292 
Length of Keel133' 4 ¾"Imperial Feet40.5575 
Breadth43' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet13.1255 
Depth in Hold17' 2"Imperial Feet5.1889 
Burthen1326Tons BM 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1825 - 1831
Henry BonhamBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1803-1821
Principal Managing Owner
IORMAR
1831 - 1834/07/02
David ClarkBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1831-1834
Principal Managing Owner
IORMAR

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
17.11.1825 - 9.4.1830Captain (HEIC)
Henry BonhamBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1803-1821
† Discharged Dead
IORMAR
12.3.1832 - 18.6.1833Captain (HEIC)
David MarshallBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1802-1833
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Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

Built by Wigram, launched 1825, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 165ft 10in, keel 133ft 4¾in, breadth 43ft 2¾in, hold 17ft 2in, wing transom 26ft, port cell 29ft 8in, waist 1ft 4in, between decks 6ft 8¼in & 6ft 5in, roundhouse 6ft 4in, ports 14 middle & 13 upper, deck range 95ft 6in, 1326 tons.

Principal Managing Owners:

1-3 Henry Bonham

4 David Clark

Sold to James Gardner 2 Jul 1834 for £7,500.

Voyages:

(1) 1825/6 Bombay and China. Capt Henry Bonham Bax. Downs 11 Jan 1826 - 1 May Bombay - 11 Jul Singapore - 17 Aug Whampoa - 12 Nov Second Bar - 15 Jan 1827 Cape - 5 Feb St Helena - 25 Mar Downs.

(2) 1827/8 Bombay and China. Capt Henry Bonham Bax. Plymouth 8 Feb 1828 - 1 Jun Bombay - 3 Aug Penang - 16 Aug Singapore - 1 Sep Whampoa - 2 Nov Second Bar - 25 Jan 1829 St Helena - 30 Mar Downs.

(3) 1829/30 Bombay and China. Capt Henry Bonham Bax. Downs 1 Mar 1839 - 6 Jun Bombay - 15 Aug Singapore - 17 Sep Whampoa - 15 Nov Second Bar - 7 Apr 1831 Downs.

(4) 1831/2 China. Capt David Marshall. Downs 25 Apr 1832 - 23 Aug Whampoa - 4 Dec Second Bar - 20 Mar 1833 St Helena - 15 May Downs.



 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Andrew George on Monday 4th of January 2021 20:59

Error sub section 2 Ship Commanders: Capt on voyages 1-3 was not Henry Bonham but his nephew, Henry Bonham Bax (1798-1869)
Error sub Voyages: the date of outbound (3) should be 1829 not 1839. The date inbound should be 1830 not 1831


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