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Charlton

29212
Nominal GunsUnknownEICS
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorEast India Company
Launched1799EICS
How acquiredPurpose builtEICS
ShipyardLiverpool - Lancashire EICS
Constructor
Michael HumbleBritish
Ship Builder
EICS
CategoryMerchantEICS
Ship TypeEast Indiaman
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Captured18.11.1809EICS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentIORMAR
Length of Gundeck146' 0"Imperial Feet44.5008 
Length of Keel118' 6 ½"Imperial Feet35.9791 
Breadth36' 1 ½"Imperial Feet10.9855 
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672 
Burthen818Tons BM 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1799 - 1808
William LeightonBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1799-1808
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1808 - 1809/11/18
Martin LindsayBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1795-1811
IORMAR

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.3.1799 - 19.11.1800Captain (HEIC)
Thomas WelladviceBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1787-1807
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16.12.1800 - 11.8.1802Captain (HEIC)
John Altham CumberlegeBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1800-1802
IORMAR
3.1.1803 - 25.6.1804Captain (HEIC)
Thomas WelladviceBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1787-1807
IORMAR
1808 - 18.11.1809Captain (HEIC)
Charles MortlockBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1808-1812
IORMAR


Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

Built by Humble at Liverpool, launched 1799, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 146ft, keel 118ft 6½in, breadth 36ft ½in, hold, 14ft 9in, wing transom 23ft 5in, port cell 26ft 10in, waist 1ft 6in, between decks 6ft 2in & 6ft 4in, roundhouse 6ft 6in, ports 13 middle & 9 upper, deck range 84ft 6in, 818 tons.

Principal Managing Owners:

1-5 Sir William Leighton,

6 Martin Lindsay.

Voyages:

(1) 1798/9 Bengal and Madras. Capt Thomas Welladvice. Portsmouth 18 Jun 1799 - 4 Nov Diamond Harbour - 23 Jan 1800 Saugor - 15 Mar Madras - 8 Jul St Helena - 28 Sep Long Reach.

(2) 1800/1 Madras and Bengal. Capt John Altham Cumberlege. Portsmouth 31 Mar 1801 - 26 Jul Madras - 23 Aug Diamond Harbour - 30 Dec Saugor - 12 Jan 1802 Vizagapatam - 16 Jan Coninga - 18 Jan Narispore - 26 Jan Madras - 14 May St Helena - 15 Jul Long Reach.

(3) 1802/3 Bengal. Capt Thomas Welladvice. Portsmouth 24 Mar 1803 - 7 Jul Diamond Harbour - 6 Nov Saugor - 8 Mar 1804 St Helena - 30 May Long Reach.

(4) 1804/5 Madras and Bengal. Capt George Wood. Portsmouth 8 Mar 1805 - 17 Jul Madras - 24 Aug Masulipatam - 31 Aug Diamond Harbour - 30 Nov Saugor - 30 Dec Vizagapatam - 3 Jan 1806 Coninga - 12 Jan Narsipore - 16 Jan Madras - 21 Feb Colombo - 3 Mar Point de Galle - 15 May St Helena - 22 Jul Long Reach.

(5) 1806/7 Bombay. Capt George Wood. Portsmouth 18 Apr 1807 - 1 Sep Bombay - 28 Oct Goa - 4 Nov Tellicherry - 12 Nov Calicut - 22 Nov Quilon - 25 Dec Bombay - 9 Mar 1808 Colombo - 12 Jun St Helena - 17 Aug Long Reach.

(6) 1808/9 Bengal. Capt Charles Mortlock. Portsmouth 7 Jul 1809 - captured by the French 18 Nov in 6° 30'N, 90° 30'E.



 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 31st of May 2026 00:13

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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