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Bridgewater | 29102 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | Unknown | ref:463 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 2.1786 | ref:463 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | ref:463 | |
| Shipyard | Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards | ref:463 | |
| Constructor | William BarnardBritish Ship Builder Service 1763-1795 | ref:463 | |
| Category | Merchant | ref:463 | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | ref:463 | |
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | ref:463 | |
| Foundered | 1805 | ref:463 | |
Built by Barnard, launched 1785, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 143ft 5in, keel 116ft, breadth 36ft, hold 14ft 9¾in, wing transom 23ft 5in, port cell 26ft 2½in, waist 1ft ½in, between decks 6ft & 6ft 3in, roundhouse 6ft 3in, ports 13 middle & upper, 799 tons.
Principal Managing Owner: Nicholas Skottowe.
Voyages:
(1) 1785/6 China. Capt William Parker. Portsmouth 14 Apr 1786 - 11 Sep Whampoa - 1 Jan 1787 Second Bar - 10 May St Helena - 29 Jun Long Reach.
(2) 1787/8 Madras and China. Capt William Parker. Downs 11 Apr 1788 - 19 Aug Madras - 13 Sep Masulipatam - 4 Oct Madras - 18 Nov Batavia - 4 Feb 1789 Whampoa - 2 Mar Second Bar - 21 Mar Macao - 28 Jun St Helena.
(3) 1790/1 Madras, Bengal and China. Capt Gregory Moffat Lewin. Portsmouth 25 May 1791 - 9 Oct Madras - 23 Nov Diamond Harbour - 5 Dec Saugor - 11 Jan 1792 Vizagapatam - 22 Jan Madras - 7 Feb Nagore - 16 Feb Madras - 29 Mar Bombay - 29 May Madras - 14 Jul Penang - 1 Sep Malacca - 19 Sep Whampoa - 12 Nov Second Bar - 19 Feb 1793 St Helena - 22 Apr Long Reach.
(4) 1793/4 Bombay and China. Capt William Parker. Portsmouth 2 May 1794 - 4 Sep Bombay - 26 Feb 1795 Whampoa - 22 Apr Second Bar - 22 May Macao - 5 Aug Batavia - 16 Oct St Helena - 26 Dec Northfleet.
(5) 1795/6 Madras and Bengal. Capt John Skottowe. Portsmouth 17 May 1796 - 10 Sep Madras - 21 Oct Diamond Harbour - 2 Jan 1797 Saugor - 2 Feb Colombo - 25 Mar Trincomalee - 12 Jul Cape - 11 Sep St Helena - 18 Dec Gravesend.
(6) 1797/8 China. Capt John Skottowe. Portsmouth 29 Apr 1798 - 6 Jul Rio de Janeiro - 3 Dec Whampoa - 22 Jan 1799 Second Bar - 22 Feb Malacca - 17 May St Helena - 31 Jul Long Reach.
Voyages:
(1) 1799/1800 Madras. Capt George Lukin. Downs 24 Jan 1801 - 21 May Madras 14 Aug - 10 Oct 'towards England'.