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Astell | 14688 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 26 | EICS | |
| Nationality | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 9.12.1809 | EICS | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | EICS | |
| Shipyard | King and Queen Dock - Rotherhithe | EICS | |
| Constructor | Peter Everitt MestaerBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1800-1801 | EICS | |
| Category | Merchant | EICS | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | EICS | |
| Broken Up | 1831 | EICS | |
Built by Mestaer, launched 1809, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 146ft 9in, keel 118ft 11½in, breadth 36ft, hold 14ft 9½in, wing transom 24ft 9in, port cell 26ft 8in, waist 1ft 3in, between decks 6ft 2in & 6ft 3½in, roundhouse 6ft 3½in, ports 13 middle & 12 upper, deck range 82ft 6in, 26 guns, 100 crew, 820 tons.
Principal Managing Owners: 1-6 George Gooch, 7-10 Stewart Marjoribanks.
Voyages:
(1) 1809/10 Madras and Bengal. Capt Robert Hay. Portsmouth 14 Mar 1810 - 22 May Cape - 2 Aug Madras - 28 Sep Kedgeree - 7 Oct Kidderpore - 22 Jan 1811 Culpee - 17 Jun St Helena - 6 Sep Blackwall. 4 Jul 1810 attacked by three French ships, captain wounded.
(2) 1811/2 Madras and Bengal. Capt James Hay. Portsmouth 10 Mar 1812 - 21 Jun Johanna - 18 Jul Madras - 4 Aug Diamond Harbour - 13 Oct Kedgeree - 10 Feb 1813 St Helena - 28 May Blackwall.
(3) 1813/4 Madras and Bengal. Capt William Henry Hardyman. Portsmouth 22 Feb 1814 - 6 Jun Johanna - 4 Jul Madras - 30 Jul Diamond Harbour - 15 Oct Saugor - 27 Mar 1815 Cape - 24 Apr St Helena - 29 Jun Blackwall.
(4) 1815/6 Ceylon and Bengal. Capt Francis Creswell. Downs 16 May 1816 - 24 Aug Colombo - 16 Sep New Anchorage 24 Feb 1817 - 29 May St Helena - 1 Aug Blackwall.
(5) 1817/8 Madras and Bengal. Capt Francis Creswell. Downs 26 Apr 1818 - 18 Aug Madras - 31 Aug Diamond Harbour - 20 Nov New Anchorage - 26 Mar 1819 St Helena - 8 Jun Blackwall.
(6) 1819/20 Bengal and China. Capt Francis Creswell. Downs 14 Jan 1820 - 2 Jun New Anchorage - 8 Aug Saugor - 26 Sep Whampoa - 27 Jan 1821 Second Bar - 7 Apr St Helena - 30 May Blackwall.
(7) 1821/2 Madras and Bengal. Capt Thomas W Aldham. Downs 22 May 1822 - 23 Sep Madras - 13 Oct Diamond Harbour - 20 Dec Madras - 31 Mar 1923 St Helena - 26 May Blackwall.
(8) 1823/4 Bengal. Capt John Levy. Falmouth 27 Jun 1824 - 21 Jul Santa Cruz - 9 Nov Diamond Harbour - 14 Jan 1825 Vizagapatam - 23 Jan Madras - 23 Apr St Helena - 23 Jun Downs.
(9) 1826/7 China and Halifax. Capt John Levy. Downs 12 Jun 1827 - 16 Nov Whampoa - 20 Jan 1828 Macao - 15 Apr St Helena - 10 Jun Halifax - 9 Sep Downs.
(10) 1829/30 China. Capt John Lawrence. Downs 25 Apr 1830 - 7 Sep Macao - 12 Sep Hong Kong - 19 Sep Whampoa 31 Dec - 19 Mar 1831 St Helena - 6 Jun Blackwall.