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Boddam

29082
Nominal GunsUnknownref:463
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorEast India Company
Launched27.12.1787ref:463
How acquiredPurpose builtref:463
ShipyardDeptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards ref:463
Constructor
William BarnardBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1763-1795
ref:463
CategoryMerchantref:463
Ship TypeEast Indiamanref:463
Sailing RigShip Riggedref:463
Hired out1803ref:463

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:463
Length of Keel128' 0"Imperial Feet39.0144 
Breadth38' 6"Imperial Feet11.6015 
Burthen1021Tons BM 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1787/12/27 - 1803
William PalmerBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1786-1803
ref:463

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1788 - 1789Captain (HEIC)
Joseph ElliottBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1788-1789
ref:463
1791 - 1795Captain (HEIC)
John JonesBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1791-1802
ref:463
1796 - 1800Captain (HEIC)
George PalmerBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1796-1800
ref:463
1801 - 1802Captain (HEIC)
John JonesBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1791-1802
ref:463


Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

Built by Barnard, launched 1787, 3 decks, 4in bottom, keel 128ft, breadth 38ft 6in, 1021 tons.

Principal Managing Owner: William Palmer.

Voyages:

(1) 1787/8 Madras and China. Capt Joseph Elliott. Portsmouth 5 Apr 1788 - 19 Jul Madras - 1 Oct Whampoa - 17 Dec Second Bar - 14 Apr 1789 St Helena - 12 Jun Long Reach.

(2) 1790/1 Madras and China. Capt John Jones. Downs 25 Feb 1791 - 16 Jun Madras - 13 Sep Whampoa - 13 Nov Second Bar - 27 Feb 1792 St Helena - 24 Apr Long Reach.

(3) 1793/4 Madras and China. Capt John Jones. Portsmouth 2 May 1794 - 4 Jul Rio de Janeiro - 7 Sep Madras - 5 Oct Penang - 15 Oct Malacca - 31 Jan 1795 Whampoa - 5 Mar Second Bar - 26 Apr Malacca - 24 Aug St Helena - 28 Nov Long Reach.

(4) 1795/6 St Helena, Madras and China. Capt George Palmer. Portsmouth 17 May 1796 - 21 Jul St Helena - 1 Oct Madras - 30 Nov Colombo - 8 Apr 1797 Whampoa - 11 May Second Bar - 19 Jun returned to China for repairs - 24 Jul Macao - 28 Aug Whampoa - 16 Dec Second Bar - 17 Jan 1798 Malacca - 18 Mar Cape - 15 Apr St Helena - 25 Jun Cork - 12 Jul Long Reach.

(5) 1798/9 Madras and China. Capt George Palmer. Portsmouth 2 Apr 1799 - 5 Aug Madras - 2 Sep Penang - 14 Sep Malacca - 30 Oct Whampoa - 25 Dec Second Bar - 18 Jan 1800 Malacca - 11 Apr St Helena - 28 Jun Long Reach.

(6) 1800/1 Madras and China. Capt John Jones. Portsmouth 31 Mar 1801 - 26 Jul Madras - 28 Aug Penang - 10 Sep Malacca - 28 Sep Whampoa - 16 Dec Second Bar - 13 Apr 1802 St Helena - 12 Jun Long Reach.



 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 28th of May 2026 20:59

London, 12 February 1801: Yesterday a Court of directors was held at the East India House, when Capt Thomas Garland Murray, of the Preston, and John Jones, of the Boddam, were sworn into the command of their respective ships. The following commanders took leave, previous to departing for their several destinations:- Capt Thomas Graham, of the Windham, for St Helena, Bengal, and Bencoolen; Capt Robert Wardlow, of the Asia, for Madras and Bengal; Capt George Saltwell, of the Lord Duncan, for St Helena and Bengal; Capt James Sandilands, of the Walpole, for Madras and Bengal; Capt Thomas G Murray, of the Preston, for Bengal; and Capt John Jones, of the Boddam, for Madras and China. [London Packet, 13 February 1801]


Posted by AvM on Saturday 21st of October 2023 10:05

SHIPS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Rowan Hackman

BODDAM. Ship. 1787-1802.
1021 bm. 128'0 x 38'6
27.12.1787: Launched by Barnard, Deptford, for William Palmer. Captain Joseph Elliott
1) 5.4.1788 - 1.9.1789: Coromandel Coast and China.
2) 25.2.1791 - 24.4.1792: Coromandel Coast and China. Captain John Jones.
3) 2.5.1794 - 28.12.1795: Coromandel Coast and China.
4) 17.5.1796 - 12.7.1798: St.Helena, Coromandel Coast and China. Captain George Palmer.
5) 2.4.1799 - 28.6.1800: Coromandel Coast and China.
6) 31.3.1801 - 12.6.1802: Coromandel Coast and China.
1803: Offered for sale as a hulk, but taken up by Government as a troopship


Posted by Jennifer on Saturday 21st of October 2023 03:37

I know it was named after Charles Boddam but I want to know why, and what the connection was, was he friends with William Palmer?


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