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Perseverance

31374
Nominal GunsUnknownEICS
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorEast India Company
Acquired1801EICS
ShipyardNorthfleet Dockyard - Northfleet EICS
Constructor
Thomas PitcherBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1801
EICS
CategoryMerchantEICS
Ship TypeEast Indiaman
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Last known1819EICS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen1271Tons BM 


Notes on Ship


VoyagesIORMAR

Built by Pitcher, launched 1801, 3 decks, 5in bottom, length 166ft 3in, keel 134ft 5 3/8in, breadth 42ft 2in, hold 17ft, wing transom 26ft, port cell 29ft 3in, waist 3ft 11in, between decks 6ft 6in, roundhouse 6ft 6in, ports 14 middle & 13 upper, deck range 95ft 3in, 1271 tons.

Principal Managing Owners:

1-6 Sir William Fraser

7 Henry Templer.

Voyages:

(1) 1801/2 Madras and China. Capt James Tweedale. Portsmouth 25 Feb 1802 - 15 Jun Madras - 1 Aug Penang - 24 Aug Malacca - 16 Sep Whampoa - 22 Nov Second Bar - 25 Feb 1803 St Helena - 19 Apr Downs.

(2) 1803/4 China. Capt James Tweedale. Portsmouth 9 Jun 1804 - 17 Aug Rio de Janeiro - 12 Jan 1805 Whampoa - 14 Feb Second Bar - 21 Mar Malacca - 30 Jun St Helena - 10 Sep Downs.

(3) 1805/6 St Helena, Benkulen and China. Capt James Tweedale. Portsmouth 4 Mar 1806 - 21 May St Helena - 16 Aug Benkulen - 25 Nov Penang - 7 Feb 1807 Whampoa - 13 Mar Second Bar - 1 Jul Penang - 19 Sep Cape - 13 Oct St Helena - 17 Dec Crookhaven - 2 Jan 1808 Downs.

(4) 1808/9 Madras and China. Capt James Tweedale. Portsmouth 24 Feb 1809 - 8 Mar Madeira - 5 Jul Madras - 18 Aug Penang - 3 Sep Malacca - 4 Nov Whampoa - 21 Dec Second Bar - 22 May 1810 St Helena - 28 Jul Downs.

(5) 1810/1 China. Capt James Tweedale. Portsmouth 8 Apr 1811 - 14 Jul Cape - 30 Aug Penang - 19 Sep Malacca - 21 Oct Whampoa - 14 Dec Second Bar - 21 Mar 1812 St Helena - 14 May Downs.

(6) 1812/3 Bombay and China. Capt Thomas Buchanan. Portsmouth 24 Dec 1812 - 9 May 1813 Bombay - 18 Jul Penang - 7 Aug Malacca - 6 Sep Whampoa - 5 Jan 1814 Second Bar - 26 May St Helena - 6 Aug Downs.

(7) 1817/8 China. Capt Henry Templer. Downs 21 Apr 1818 - 1 Aug Penang - 10 Sep Malacca - 11 Oct Whampoa - 12 Dec Second Bar - 21 Feb 1819 Cape - 11 Mar St Helena - 12 May Downs.



 
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