British Merchant east indiaman 'Blenheim' (1704)

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Blenheim
Nominal Guns	20	EICS
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	East India Company
Launched	6.9.1704	EICS
How acquired	Purpose built	EICS
Shipyard	Deptford Wharf - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	EICS
Constructor	John WinterBritish Ship Builder Service 1692-1707	EICS
Category	Merchant	EICS
Ship Type	East Indiaman	EICS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	EICS
Sunk in Action	1.8.1714	EICS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen260Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.9.170460 EICS

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1705 - 1709Captain (HEIC)EICS1709 - 1.8.1714Captain (HEIC)EICS

Notes on Ship

EIC JournalIORMAR

250/280 tons, 20 guns, 50/60 crew.

Voyages:

(1) 1704/5 Banjarmassin. Capt Henry Barry. 31 Jan 1705 - 9 May 1709.

(2) 1709/10 Mokha. Capt Abraham Parrott. Downs 2 Nov 1709 - 15 Mar 1710 Ascension - 28 Jun Mokha - 12 Sep Bombay - 22 Jan 1711 Cape - 23 Jul Texel - 9 Aug Deptford.

(3) 1711/2 Bombay and Surat. Capt Abraham Parrott. Portsmouth 28 Apr 1712 - blown up 1 Aug 1714 at Basra.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

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