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Gatton | 14243 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 28 | ref:300 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Acquired | 1771 | ref:300 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | ref:300 | |
| Category | Merchant | ref:300 | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | ||
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | ||
| Captured | 9.8.1780 | ref:300 | |
| Becomes | Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Colón' (1780) (30)
1780-1808 Spanish 30 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | ||
Built by Wells, launched 1771, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 138ft 11½in, keel 111ft 5in, breadth 36ft 3in, hold 14ft 4½in, wing transom 23ft 2½in, port cell 24ft 4in, between decks 6ft, 778 tons.
Principal Managing Owner:
George Willson.
Voyages:
(1) 1771/2 China. Capt William Money. Portsmouth 8 Feb 1772 - 10 Jul Batavia - 14 Aug Whampoa - 2 Dec Second Bar - 11 Mar 1773 St Helena - 27 May Downs.
(2) 1774/5 Bombay. Capt William Money. Portsmouth 20 Apr 1775 - 10 May Madeira - 26 Aug Cape - 20 Nov Colombo - 28 Nov Anjengo - 9 Dec Tellicherry - 17 Dec Mangalore - 10 Jan 1776 Bombay - 14 Oct 1777 Downs.
(3) 1777/8 Madras and Bengal. Capt Charles Chisholme. Portsmouth 27 Apr 1778 - 26 May Madeira - 24 Aug Cape - 9 Dec Kedgeree - 9 Feb 1779 Barrabulla - 8 Apr Madras - 28 Jul Cape - 3 Sep St Helena - 22 Jan 1780 Deptford.
(4) 1779/80 St Helena and Benkulen. Capt James Rattray. Portsmouth 27 Jul 1780 - 9 Aug captured, with the Godfrey, Hillsborough, Mountstuart and Royal George, by the combined Franco-Spanish fleet in 36°28'N & 15°20'W.