British Merchant east indiaman 'Hardwicke' (1739)

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Hardwicke

27462
Nominal Guns26HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorEast India Company
Extant1739EICS
First Commissioned26.10.1757HCA26
Home PortLondon - Thames HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryMerchantHCA26
Ship TypeEast IndiamanHCA26
Sailing RigShip RiggedHCA26
Last known1766EICS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen675Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen600Tons BM 

Armament


26.10.1757Broadside Weight UnknownHCA26
Gun Deck26 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1757/10/26 - 1757
John HallettBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1748-1773
,
Aaron FranksBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1744-1759
,
Charles PoleBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1760
,
David FinlayBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1757
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
26.10.175799 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1.1755 - 12.1755Captain
HoughBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1755
ref:2070

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1748 - 24.12.1748Clerk
GovanBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1748
Discharged Deadref:2070

Service History


DateEventSource
c.12.1748Sailed from Canton ref:2070
c.6.1749

Arrived at London

ref:2070
c.7.1752

Arrived at London from East Indies

ref:2070


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/8/101 1757 October 26

Commander: John Samson.

Ship: Hardwicke.

Burden: 600 tons.

Crew: 99.

Owners: John Hallett, Aaron Franks, David Finlay, Charles Pole and Company of London, merchants.

Lieutenant: Brook Samson.

Gunner: John Bruce.

Boatswain: Francis Johnson.

Carpenter: Arthur Judd.

Surgeon: John Maxwell.

Cook: Thomas Williams.

Armament: 26 carriage guns.

Folio: 102


 
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Posted by AvM on Thursday 6th of November 2025 22:53

SHIPS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Rowan Hackman

HARDWICKE. Ship. 1739-1752.
560 bm.
1739: Launched by Bronsdon, Deptford, for Thomas Hall. Captain John Hallett
1) 10.4.1740 - 29.9.1741: Bengal and Bencoolen.
2) 10.6.1743 - 22.8.1746: Bombay and China.
3) 25.11.1747 - 29.6.1749: Fort St.David's and China.
4) 1.2.1751 - 23.7.1752: Coromandel Coast and Bengal.
3.11.1752: Sold at Lloyd's Coffee House. Her new owners sent her on illicit trade to India, but she was seized by
H.M.S.YARMOUTH and taken to Sheerness, where she was still lying 11.11.1754.

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