British Merchant east indiaman 'Suffolk' (1749)

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Suffolk
Nominal Guns	26	HCA26
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	East India Company
Launched	1749	HCA26
How acquired	Purpose built	HCA26
Shipyard	Unknown	HCA26
Category	Merchant	HCA26
Ship Type	East Indiaman	HCA26
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	HCA26
Last known	1761	HCA26

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen666Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen499Tons BM

Armament

10.10.1758Broadside Weight UnknownHCA26
Gun Deck26 Carriage Guns

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.10.175899 HCA26

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
10.10.1758 - 1761Captain (HEIC)HCA26

Service History

DateEventSource
8.3.1757Action of 8th March 1757
10.10.1758Issued with a Letter of MarqueHCA26

Notes on Ship

Letter of MarqueHCA26

HCA 26/10/75 1758 October 10

Commander: Richard Lewin.

Ship: Suffolk.

Burden: 499 tons.

Crew: 99.

Owners: John Miles Smith, Miles Barnes, Stephen Anderson and Samuel Brand of London, merchants.

Lieutenant: William Larkin.

Gunner: Richard Gooden.

Boatswain: William Edwards.

Carpenter: John Granger.

Surgeon: John Talcott.

Cook: John Pavarse.

Armament: 26 carriage guns.

Folio: 76

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

HCA26Authority, Web Site

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Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 25th of May 2026 16:13

London, 22 May 1751: By the Union, arrived at Dover from China, bound for Gottenburgh, the India Company have advice, that the Augusta homeward bound, was well at New Island the 30th of December, and was to sail for England in a few days. The Portfield, Capt Legeyt; the Stafford, Capt Baker; the Prince Edward, Capt Halden; the York, Capt Ward; and the Grantham, Capt Oliver, were arrived at China; the True Briton, Capt Bradley, was also arrived, and sailed for Bombay; the Suffolk, Capt Wilson, arrived at Batavia, the 24th of August. [Kentish Post, 25 May 1751]

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