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Glory

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Nominal Guns16IORMAR
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorEast India Company
Acquired5.4.1802IORMAR
ShipyardTopsham - Devon IORMAR
Constructor
John BassBritish
Ship Builder
IORMAR
CategoryMerchantIORMAR
Ship TypeEast Indiaman
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Founderedaft.28.10.1808IORMAR

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentIORMAR
Length of Gundeck117' 1"Imperial Feet35.6631 
Length of Keel92' 8 ⅛"Imperial Feet28.0448 
Breadth31' 11"Imperial Feet9.4742 
Depth in Hold13' 3"Imperial Feet3.9878 
Burthen502Tons BM 

Armament


5.4.1802Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)E-WIKI
Gun Deck16 British 12-Pounder

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1802/04/05 - 1805
Joseph DorinBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1787-1805
Principal Managing Owner
IORMAR
1805 - 1807
William SmithBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1805-1807
Principal Managing Owner
IORMAR
1807 - 1808/10/28
William BorradaileBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1801-1814
Principal Managing Owner
IORMAR

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
180250 E-WIKI

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
25.4.1803 - 15.3.1805Captain (HEIC)
Thomas Rumbold TaylorBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1803-1805
IORMAR
19.4.1805 - 28.10.1808Captain (HEIC)
Horatio BeevorBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1800-1808
IORMAR

1 Deck Officer


DatesRankNameSource
25.4.1803 - 15.3.1805Chief Mate
Robert DouglasBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1803-1805
IORMAR

Service History


DateEventSource
25.5.1803Issued with a Letter of Marque as a PrivateerE-WIKI
21.5.1805Issued with a Letter of Marque as a PrivateerE-WIKI


Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

Repaired by Wells 1803, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 117ft 1in, keel 92ft 8 1/8in, breadth 31ft 11in, hold 13ft 3in, wing transom 24ft 4½in, port cell 30ft, waist 6in, between decks 4ft 10½in & 6ft, ports 8 upper, 502 tons.

Principal Managing Owners:

1 Joseph Dorin

2 William Smith

3 William Borradaile

Voyages:

(1) 1802/3 Madras and Ceylon. Capt Thomas Rumbold Taylor. Plymouth 17 Jul 1803 - 24 Sep Rio de Janeiro - 3 Feb 1804 Madras - 22 Apr Colombo - 13 May Madras - 17 Nov St Helena - 8 Feb 1805 Downs.

(2) 1804/5 Madras and Bengal. Capt Horatio Beevor. Downs 13 Jun 1805 - Cork 31 Aug - 29 Sep Madeira - 10 Nov St Salvadore - 11 Jan 1806 Cape - 22 Apr Madras - 14 May Calcutta - 20 Sep Saugor - 9 Oct Madras - 18 Oct Trincomalee - 30 Dec Cape - 23 Jan 1807 St Helena - 12 Apr Downs.

(3) 1806/7 Madras and Bengal. Capt Horatio Beevor. Portsmouth 15 Sep 1807 - 16 Feb 1808 Madras - 10 Mar Calcutta - parted company in a gale 28 Oct 1808 in 8°30'S 80'E and not heard of again.



 
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