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Aurora

28993
Nominal GunsUnknownEICS
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Launched3.1790EICS
How acquiredPurpose builtEICS
ShipyardCalcutta - Bengal - Hooghly EICS
Constructor
Robertson and GlassBritish
Ship Builder
EICS
CategoryMerchantEICS
Ship TypeMerchantmanEICS
Sailing RigShip RiggedEICS
Last Mentioned1820EICS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen560Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentIORMAR
Burthen573Tons BM 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1790/03 - 1820
William FairlieBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1790-1838
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2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 12.1801Captain (HEIC)
Mungo GilmoreBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1801-1804
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1817Captain (HEIC)
Thomas HeavisideBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1817
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Service History


DateEventSource
1800

Taken up for East India Company service.

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Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

Built on the Hugli by Foreman 1789, 573 tons. Free trader of London in 1820, later lost between Canada and England.

Voyages:

(1) From Bengal 1801. Capt Mungo Gilmore. Kedgeree 5 Apr 1801 - 22 Jul St Augustine's Bay - 19 Sep St Helena - 24 Dec Deptford.

(2) From China 1817. Capt Thomas Heaviside. Whampoa 21 Feb 1817 - 25 Mar Second Bar - 6 Jul St Helena - 2 Sep Blackwall.



 
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