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Earl of Elgin | 27641 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | Unknown | ref:925 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 1760 | ref:925 | |
| First Commissioned | 1761 | ref:925 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | ref:925 | |
| Shipyard | Blackwall Yard - Blackwall | ref:925 | |
| Constructor | John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1758-1767 | ref:925 | |
| Category | Merchant | ref:925 | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | ref:925 | |
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | ref:925 | |
| Last known | 1772 | ref:925 | |
Sailed from Portsmouth for Bombay
ref:925Arrived at The Downs
ref:925EARL OF ELGIN,
499 Tons, 1 Voyage,
BOMBAY,
(Charles Foulis, Esq.)
Capt. Arthur Evans
1 John Powell
2 John Hammond
3 Thomas Cook
4 John Wilmot
Sur. Allen Hutton
Pur. William Thomas
Sailed Ports. 26 May, 1761
Arr. Downs, 27 April, 1763
Built by Perry, launched 1760, 3 decks, 3in bottom, 26 guns, 687 tons.
Principal Managing Owner: Charles Foulis.
Voyages:
(1) 1760/1 Bombay. Capt Arthur Evans. Portsmouth 26 May 1761 - 26 Aug Rio de Janeiro - 19 Dec Calicut - 9 Jan 1762 Bombay - 14 Feb Surat - 29 Apr Mokha - 20 Sep Bombay - 7 Feb 1763 St Helena - 28 Apr Downs.
(2) 1763/4 Benkulen and China. Capt Thomas Cooke. Torbay 30 Apr 1764 - 13 Oct Manna - 21 Oct Pulau Pisang - 28 Nov Manna - 3 Dec Benkulen - 10 Feb 1765 Batavia - 28 Jun Whampoa - 17 Dec Second Bar - 23 Mar 1766 St Helena - 16 Jun Downs.
(3) 1766/7 Madras and Bengal. Capt Thomas Cooke. Downs 8 Mar 1767 - 21 Jul Madras - 5 Aug Kedgeree - 5 Sep Ingeli - 10 Oct Vizagapatam - 29 Nov Kedgeree - 20 May 1768 St Helena - 7 Jun Ascension - 23 Aug Downs.
(4) 1769/70 Madras and China. Capt Thomas Cooke. Plymouth 21 Feb 1770 - 2 Mar Madeira - 23 Mar São Tiago - 27 Jun Johanna - 29 Jul Madras - 14 Dec Batavia - 2 Jun 1771 Whampoa - 10 Dec Second Bar - 10 Apr 1772 St Helena - 28 Apr Ascension - 12 Jul Cork - 21 Aug Downs.