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Nominal GunsUnknownEICS
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorEast India Company
Launched11.1780EICS
How acquiredPurpose builtEICS
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall EICS
Constructor
John PerryBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1810
EICS
CategoryMerchantEICS
Ship TypeEast IndiamanEICS
Sailing RigShip RiggedEICS
Sold1802EICS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Length of Gundeck143' 6 ½"Imperial Feet43.5991 
Length of Keel116' 0"Imperial Feet35.3568 
Breadth35' 6"Imperial Feet10.6985 
Depth in Hold14' 11 ½"Imperial Feet4.2799 
Burthen816Tons BM 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1780/11 - 1799
Thomas NewteBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1773-1807
EICS
1799 - 1802
W BeatsonBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1799-1802
EICS

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1781 - 1783Captain (HEIC)
Robert MawBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1777-1783
EICS
1785 - 1798Captain (HEIC)
John Davy FoulkesBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1785-1798
EICS

Service History


DateEventSource
16.4.1781Battle of Porto Praya


Notes on Ship


NotesIORMAR

Built by Perry, launched 1780, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 143ft 6½in, keel 116ft, breadth 36ft 5in, hold 14ft 11½in, wing transom 23ft 11in, port cell 26ft 6½in, between decks 6ft 2in & 6ft 4in, roundhouse 6ft 6in, ports 13 middle & upper, 816 tons.

Principal Managing Owner: Thomas Newte.

Voyages:

(1) 1780/1 Bombay and China. Capt Robert Maw. Portsmouth 13 Mar 1781 - 10 Apr São Tiago - 21 Jul Cape - 3 Sep Johanna - 5 Dec Qishm - 4 Mar 1782 Bombay - 5 Oct Whampoa - 'towards England' 6 Jan 1783 - 17 Jun St Helena - 28 Oct Downs.

(2) 1784/5 Benkulen and China. Capt John Davy Foulkes. Portsmouth 10 Mar 1785 - 2 Jul Benkulen - 5 Aug Padang - 19 Aug Benkulen - 30 Oct Whampoa 5 Mar 1786 - 24 Jun St Helena - 20 Sep Blackwall.

(3) 1787/8 Bombay and China. Capt John Davy Foulkes. Portsmouth 5 Apr 1783 - 6 Jul Johanna - 26 Jul Bombay - 25 Nov Batavia - 8 Feb 1789 Whampoa - 25 Jun St Helena - 3 Sep Blackwall.

(4) 1790/1 Madras and Bengal. Capt John Davy Foulkes. Downs 26 Apr 1791 - 9 May Madeira - 10 Sep Madras - 8 Nov Diamond Harbour - 3 Mar 1792 Madras - 18 Apr Benkulen - 26 Aug St Helena - 2 Nov Blackwall.

(5) 1793/4 Madras and Bengal. Capt John Davy Foulkes. Portsmouth 2 May 1794 - 11 Sep Madras - 15 Oct Diamond Harbour - 16 Dec Saugor - 31 Jan 1795 Madras - 24 May St Helena - 14 Jun off St Helena took part in capture of seven Dutch ships - 18 Jun St Helena - 13 Sep River Shannon - 27 Oct Blackwall.

(6) 1795/6 Madras, Bengal, Bombay and China. Capt John Davy Foulkes. Portsmouth 12 Apr 1796 - 21 Jul Simons Bay - 16 Nov Madras - 20 Dec Trincomalee - 4 Jan 1797 Madras - 1 Feb Kedgeree - 17 Apr Anjengo - 30 Apr Mahé - 7 Jun Bombay - 3 Sep Penang - 20 Dec Whampoa - 5 Aug 1798 St Helena - 9 Nov Blackwall.



 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 31st of May 2026 00:17

The following are the only ships now remaining to arrive of the season, 1800, viz: the extra ship Melville Castle, Captain John Lambe; the Travers, Capt Thomas Sanders; and the Skelton Castle, Captain Matthew Isaacke, from Bengal; with the Rockingham, Capt Thomas Butler, from Fort St George and Bengal. The Ganges, Capt Alexander Gray, is the only ship remaining to arrive from China. The Company’s ships the Henry Addington, Ocean, and Nottingham, which sailed from Portsmouth the 9th of January last, are expected to arrive from Bombay and China in April or May next. The Dover Castle, Duke of Montrose, Charlton, Sir Stephen Lushington, Calcutta, Asia, and Walpole, are the next ships to arrive from Madras and Bengal. [London Courier, 8 December 1801]


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