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Granby

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Nominal GunsUnknownIORMAR
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorEast India Company
Launched1767IORMAR
How acquiredPurpose builtIORMAR
ShipyardGrove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards IORMAR
Constructor
William DudmanBritish
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1758-1759
IORMAR
CategoryMerchantIORMAR
Ship TypeEast Indiaman
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Last known1781IORMAR

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1767 - 1781
Sir Charles Raymond (1st Baronet)British
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1735-1789
Principal Managing Owner
IORMAR

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
26.10.1767 - 4.8.1770Captain (HEIC)
Joseph JacksonBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1761-1770
IORMAR
29.10.1771 - 29.1.1782Captain (HEIC)
John JohnstonBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1771-1785
IORMAR


Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

Built by Dudman, launched 1767, 3 decks, 4in bottom, 786 tons.

Principal Managing Owner:

Charles Raymond

Voyages:

(1) 1767/8 Madras and China. Capt Joseph Jackson. Portsmouth 18 Feb 1768 - 24 May False Bay - 30 Jul Madras - 29 Sep Malacca - 24 Nov Batavia - 12 Jul 1769 Whampoa - 28 Nov Second Bar - 1 Mar 1770 Cape - 29 Mar St Helena - 16 Jun Downs.

(2) 1771/2 China. Capt John Johnston. Downs 29 Dec 1771 - 30 Mar 1772 Cape - 14 Jun Batavia - 23 Jul Whampoa - 25 Nov Second Bar - 24 Feb 1773 Cape - 15 Mar St Helena - 31 Mar Ascension - 27 May Downs.

(3) 1775/6 Madras and China. Capt John Johnston. Plymouth 7 Jan 1776 - 6 Feb Madeira - 8 May Johanna - 11 Jun Madras - 9 Oct Whampoa - 12 Feb 1777 Second Bar - 7 Jun St Helena - 2 Oct Downs.

(4) 1778/9 Madras and China. Capt John Johnston. Portsmouth 7 Mar 1779 - 5 Apr Madeira - 9 May Goree - 30 Jul Cape - 18 Jan 1780 Madras - 19 Jul Malacca - 2 Sep Whampoa - 11 Dec Second Bar - 19 May 1781 St Helena - 20 Oct Downs.



 
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Posted by AvM on Thursday 26th of October 2023 18:52

SHIPS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Rowan Hackman

GRANBY. Ship. 1767-1781.
786 bm.
23.10.1767: Launched by Dudman, Adams & Barnard, Deptford, for Charles Raymond. Captain Joseph Jackson.
1) 18.2.1768 - 16.6.1770: Coromandel Coast and China.
2) 29.12.1771 - 27.5.1773: China direct. Captain John Johnston.
3) 7.1.1776 - 1.10.1777: Coromandel Coast and China.
4) 7.3.1779 - 20.10.1781: Coromandel Coast and China.
1782: Sold for breaking up.


Posted by AvM on Thursday 26th of October 2023 14:31

SHIPS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Rowan Hackman

GRANBY. Ship. 1767-1781.
786 bm.
23.10.1767: Launched by Dudman, Adams & Barnard, Deptford, for Charles Raymond. Captain Joseph Jackson.
1) 18.2.1768 - 16.6.1770: Coromandel Coast and China.
2) 29.12.1771 - 27.5.1773: China direct. Captain John Johnston.
3) 7.1.1776 - 1.10.1777: Coromandel Coast and China.
4) 7.3.1779 - 20.10.1781: Coromandel Coast and China.
1782: Sold for breaking up.


Posted by Helen Burkett on Monday 23rd of October 2023 22:15

Found this ship while researching Michael Fauchon who named it and Captain Johnston in his Will dated 1781. Very interesting to find where this probable family member had travelled on board.


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