British Merchant east indiaman 'Zephyr' (1790)

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Zephyr
Nominal Guns	8	EICS
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	East India Company
Launched	1790	EICS
First Commissioned	1797	EICS
How acquired	Purpose built	EICS
Shipyard	Unknown	EICS
Category	Merchant	EICS
Ship Type	East Indiaman	EICS
Captured	20.2.1798	EICS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen286Tons BM

Armament

1793Broadside Weight = 24.5 Imperial Pound ( 11.1108 kg)E-WIKI
Gun Deck8 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1798 - 20.2.1798CaptainE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
20.2.1798Taken by E-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

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Posted by AvM on Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56

SHIPS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY

Rowan Hackman

ZEPHYR. Ship. 1797-1798.
286 bm.
1790: Built on the River Thames for Kensington & Co. Captain John Scott.
20.2.1798: Taken by the French privateer LA VENGEANCE when on passage from Bengal to the Cape of Good
Hope, and sent to Bordeaux.

Posted by AvM on Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 17:55

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