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Kent

31010
Nominal GunsUnknownEICS
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorEast India Company
Acquired1820EICS
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall EICS
Constructor
Sir Robert Wigram (1st Baronet)British
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Merchant Sailor
Service 1782-1820
EICS
CategoryMerchantEICS
Ship TypeEast Indiaman
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Burnt1.3.1825EICS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen1421Tons BM 


Notes on Ship


VoyagesIORMAR

Built by Wigram, launched 1820, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 116ft 4in, keel 133ft 10in, breadth 43ft 3in, hold 17ft 1in, wing transom 26ft, port cell 29ft 4½in, waist 1ft 4in, between decks 6ft 7¾in & 6ft 4¾in, roundhouse 6ft 4in, ports 14 middle & 13 upper, deck range 97ft 6in, 1332 tons.

Principal Managing Owner: Stewart Marjoribanks.

Voyages:

(1) 1820/1 Bombay and China. Capt Henry Cobb. Cowes 14 Mar 1821 - 10 Jun Bombay - 29 Aug Singapore - 24 Sep Whampoa - 29 Dec Second Bar - 2 May 1822 St Helena - 27 Jun Downs.

(2) 1822/3 Bengal and China. Capt Henry Cobb. Downs 7 Jan 1823 - 9 May New Anchorage - 1 Aug Penang - 21 Aug Singapore - 30 Sep Whampoa - 16 Nov Second Bar - 7 Feb 1824 St Helena - 22 Mar Downs.

(3) 1824/5 Bengal and China. Capt Henry Cobb. Downs 18 Feb 1825 - 1 Mar burnt in the Bay of Biscay.



 
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Posted by AvM on Friday 9th of February 2024 15:20

Sorry (tonnage was reduced)
#25 12 Feb 1821 master H.Cobb 1365 25/94


Posted by AvM on Friday 9th of February 2024 15:19

London Register
#287 23 Nov 1820 master H.Cobb 1424 21/94
#25 12 Feb 1821 master H.Cobb 1465 25/94


Posted by AvM on Friday 9th of February 2024 15:14

SHIPS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Rowan Hackman

KENT. Ship. 1820-1825.
1421.91/94 bm. 133'11 x 43'3 x 17'1
6.12.1820: Launched by Wigram & Green, Blackwall, for Stewart Marjoribanks. Captain Henry Cobb
1) 14.3.1821 - 29.6.1822: Bombay and China.
2) 7.1.1823 - 24.3.1824: Bengal and China.136
3) 19.2.1825 - 1.3.1825: Bengal and China.
1.3.1825: Destroyed by fire in the Bay of Biscay at the beginning of her third voyage. The crew and passengers
were saved by the heroic exertions of the Aberdeen brig CAMBRIA (120/1808).


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