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Elphinstone

29630
Nominal GunsUnknownEICS
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorEast India Company
Acquired1802EICS
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey EICS
Constructor
John RandallBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1780-1802
EICS
CategoryMerchantEICS
Ship TypeEast Indiaman
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Burnt12.2.1817EICS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentIORMAR
Length of Gundeck167' 0"Imperial Feet50.9016 
Length of Keel135' 3"Imperial Feet41.1502 
Breadth42' 1"Imperial Feet12.8143 
Depth in Hold17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816 
Burthen1,274Tons BM 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1802 - 1807
Moses AgarBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1802-1807
IORMAR
1807 - 1817/02/12
Richardson BorradaileBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1807-1817
EICS

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.12.1802 - 26.7.1815Captain (HEIC)
Milliken CraigBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1802-1815
IORMAR
1815 - 12.2.1817Captain (HEIC)
Thomas HavisideBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1815-1817
IORMAR

1 Deck Officer


DatesRankNameSource
11.10.1813 - 26.7.1815Second Mate
John HigginsBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1813-1815
IORMAR


Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

Built by Randall, launched 1802, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 167ft, keel 135ft 3in, breadth 42ft 1in, hold 17ft, wing transom 26ft, port cell 29ft, waist 3ft 10in, between decks 6ft 5in & 6ft 7in, roundhouse 6ft 7in, ports 14 middle & upper, deck range 95ft 4in, 1274 tons.

Principal Managing Owners:

1-2 Moses Agar

3-7 Richardson Borradaile.

Voyages:

(1) 1802/3 Bombay. Capt Milliken Craig. Downs 3 Mar 1803 - 14 Mar Madeira - 15 May Cape - 7 Jul Bombay - 8 Dec Bengal - 8 Mar 1804 Bombay - 29 Apr Tellicherry - 1 Jun Bombay - 4 Nov St Helena - 7 Feb 1805 Downs.

(2) 1805/6 Bombay and China. Capt Milliken Craig. Portsmouth 4 Mar 1806 - 20 Jun Bombay - 5 Sep Penang - 1 Nov Whampoa - 23 Dec Second Bar - 24 Jan 1807 Penang - 18 Apr St Helena - 2 Jul Downs.

(3) 1807/8 Bombay and China. Capt Milliken Craig. Portsmouth 9 Feb 1808 - 29 May Bombay - 18 Aug Penang - 29 Aug Malacca - 3 Oct Whampoa - 5 Mar 1809 Second Bar - 7 Jul St Helena - 10 Sep Downs.

(4) 1809/10 Bombay and China. Capt Milliken Craig. Portsmouth 19 Feb 1810 - 18 Mar Santa Cruz - 2 Jul Bombay - 2 Sep Penang - 10 Sep Malacca - 14 Oct Whampoa - 9 Jan 1811 Second Bar - 29 May St Helena - 8 Aug Downs.

(5) 1811/2 China. Capt Milliken Craig. Portsmouth 25 Mar 1812 - 21 Apr Madeira - 10 Aug Batavia - 21 Sep Whampoa - 15 Dec Second Bar - 27 Mar 1813 St Helena - 5 Jun Downs.

(6) 1813/4 Bombay and China. Capt Milliken Craig. Portsmouth 28 Dec 1813 - 21 May 1814 Bombay - 7 Aug Penang - 21 Aug Malacca - 2 Oct Lintin - 29 Nov Whampoa - 9 Jan 1815 Second Bar - 20 Apr St Helena - 23 Jun Downs.

(7) 1815/6 Madras and China. Capt Thomas Haviside. Downs 26 Feb 1816 - burnt at Whampoa 12 Feb 1817.



 
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