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Osterley

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Nominal Guns26ref:925
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorEast India Company
Launched1757ref:925
Home PortLondon - Thames ref:925
How acquiredPurpose builtref:925
ShipyardUnknownref:925
CategoryMerchantref:925
Ship TypeEast Indiamanref:925
Sailing RigShip Riggedref:925
Last known1770ref:925

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen642Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen425Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:925
Burthen499Tons BM 

Armament


1757Broadside Weight UnknownHCA26
Gun Deck26 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1757/11/02 - 1757
Sir Charles Raymond (1st Baronet)British
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1735-1789
,
Jonathan EwerBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757
HCA26
1761/03/15 - 1770/07/27
Sir Charles Raymond (1st Baronet)British
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1735-1789
ref:925

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
2.11.175799 HCA26

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.11.1757 - 1757Captain (HEIC)
Frederick VincentBritish
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1757-1768
HCA26
15.3.1761 - 13.6.1764Captain (HEIC)
Frederick VincentBritish
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1757-1768
ref:925
17.3.1766 - 29.5.1768Captain (HEIC)
Frederick VincentBritish
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1757-1768
ref:925
8.2.1769 - 27.7.1770Captain (HEIC)
David WelchBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1769-1770
ref:925

Service History


DateEventSource
2.11.1757Issued with a Letter of MarqueHCA26
15.3.1761

2nd Voyage. Sailed from Plymouth for Bencoolen and China

ref:925
13.6.1764

Arrived in The Downs .

ref:925
17.3.1766

3rd Voyage. Sailed from The Downs for Bombay.

ref:925
29.5.1768

Arrived in The Downs .

ref:925
8.2.1769

4th Voyage. Sailed from Plymouth for the Coromandel Coast and China.

ref:925
27.7.1770

Arrived at The Downs .

ref:925


Notes on Ship


2nd Voyageref:925

BENCOOLEN AND CHINA.
Charles Raymond, Esq.)
Xapt. Frederick Vincent
1 John Wight -
2 Nicholas Jackson
3 James Smallwood
4. Samuel Welch
Sur. George Dempster
Pur, Adam Miller
Sailed Plym. 15 Mar. 1761
Arr. Towns, 13 June, 1764


3rd Voyageref:925

OSTERLEY,
499 Tons, 3 Voyage,
BOMBAY.
(Charles Raymond, Esq.)
Capt. Frederick Vincent
1 Francis Fortescue
2 James Smallwood
3 John Griffin
4 Goddart Parry
Sur. Robert Leversuch
Pur. Swamey Jenkins
Sailed Downs, 17 Mar. 1766
Arrived ditto, 29 May, 1768


4th Voyageref:925

OSTERLEY,
499 Tons, 4 Voyage,
CoAST AND CHINA.
(Charles Raymond, Esq.)
Capt. David Welch
1 Francis Fortesque
2 Patrick Lawson
3 John Summerfield
4 Charles Wood
Sur. Richard Leversuch
Pur. James Pritchard
Sailed Plym. 8 Feb. 1769
Arr, Downs, 27 July, 1770


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/8/107 1757 November 2

Commander: Frederick Vincent.

Ship: Osterley.

Burden: 425 tons.

Crew: 99.

Owners: Sir Richard Lyttleton, Francis Child, Jonathan Ewer and Charles Raymond of London, merchants.

Lieutenant: Samuel Bull.

Gunner: John Stirling.

Boatswain: Charles Starr.

Carpenter: Anthony Branson.

Surgeon: William Arnott.

Cook: Anthony Rose.

Armament: 26 carriage guns.

Folio: 108



 
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