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Euphrates | 29657 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 22 | EICS | |
| Nationality | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 7.6.1803 | E-WIKI | |
| First Commissioned | 1803 | EICS | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | E-WIKI | |
| Shipyard | Newcastle upon Tyne - Northumberland - River Tyne | IORMAR | |
| Constructor | Francis HurryBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1792-1807 | E-WIKI | |
| Category | Merchant | EICS | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | ||
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | ||
| Wrecked | 1.1.1813 | EICS | |
Built in Newcastle, launched 1803, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 127ft 10in, keel 102ft 2½in, breadth 33ft 1½in, hold 13ft 7in, wing transom 25ft 7½in, between decks 5ft 9in & 6ft 3in, 596 tons.
Principal Managing Owners:
1 Thomas Hurry
2 Henry Cooke
3-5 Andrew Timbrell
Voyages:
(1) 1802/3 Madras and Bengal. Capt George Welstead. Portsmouth 28 Sep 1803 - 20 Feb 1804 Madras - 20 Mar Vizagapatam - 7 Apr Calcutta - 1 Sep Saugor - 22 Sep Madras - 31 Dec St Helena - 24 Mar 1805 Long Reach.
(2) 1804/5 St Helena, Penang and Bengal. Capt Philip Herbert. Cork 31 Aug 1805 - 29 Oct Funchal - 13 Dec St Helena - 9 Mar 1806 Cape - 1 Jun Penang - 18 Jul Calcutta - 29 Dec Saugor - 18 Apr 1807 St Helena - 5 Jul Blackwall.
(3) 1807/8 Madras and Bengal. Capt Philip Herbert. Portsmouth 15 Apr 1808 - 16 Aug Madras - 11 Sep Diamond Harbour - 10 Jan 1809 Saugor - 29 Apr St Helena - 17 Jul Blackwall.
(4) 1809/10 Madras and Bengal. Portsmouth 14 Mar 1810 - 22 May Cape - 10 Sep Madras - 30 Nov Mauritius - 7 Apr 1811 Calcutta - 2 Jul Saugor - 26 Sep Madras - 17 Nov Mauritius - 3 Jan 1812 St Helena - 3 Apr Blackwall.
(5) 1811/2 Bengal. Capt Philip Herbert. Portsmouth 14 Jul 1812 - 21 Dec Colombo Roads - lost off Dondra Head, Ceylon, 1 Jan 1813.