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Ankerwyke ➡ 1776 Lord Amhherst

28933
Nominal Guns26EICS
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorEast India Company
Launched26.10.1764EICS
How acquiredPurpose builtEICS
ShipyardDeptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards EICS
Constructor
John & William WellsBritish
Ship Builder
EICS
CategoryMerchantEICS
Ship TypeEast IndiamanEICS
Sailing RigShip RiggedEICS
Foundered1782EICS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen679Tons BM 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1764/10/26 - 1776
Barrington BugginsBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1758-1797
EICS
1776 - 1782
John DurandBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1760-1787
EICS

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1765 - 1770Captain (HEIC)
Andrew RossBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1761-1770
EICS
1771 - 1776Captain (HEIC)
James BarwellBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1771-1776
EICS

Service History


DateEventSource
1776Renamed Lord AmhherstEICS


Notes on Ship


JournalIORMAR

Built by Wells, launched 1764, 3 decks, 3in bottom, keel 110ft, breadth 34ft, rated at 26 guns & 99 crew, 676 tons.

Principal Managing Owner: Barrington Buggin.

Voyages:

(1) 1764/5 China. Capt Andrew Ross. Downs 23 Jan 1765 - 27 Jul Whampoa - 25 Jan 1766 Second Bar - 26 May St Helena - 10 Aug Woolwich.

(2) 1767/8 Bengal, Madras and Bombay. Capt Andrew Ross. Downs 21 Mar 1768 - 15 Jul Johanna - 1 Sep Calcutta - 5 Dec Ingeli - 28 Jan 1769 Colombo - 4 Feb Cochin - 27 Feb Bombay - 16 May Madras - 3 Jul Culpee - 22 Sep Ingeli - 12 Jan 1770 Cape - 11 Feb St Helena - 5 May Blackwall.

(3) 1770/1 Madras and China. Capt James Barwell. Downs 14 Feb 1771 - 22 Jun Johanna - 28 Jul Madras - 29 Oct Whampoa 12 Mar 1772 - 21 Jul St Helena - 6 Oct Blackwall.

(4) 1774/5 Madras and Bengal. Capt James Barwell. Downs 16 Jan 1775 - 15 Feb Madeira - 25 May Cape - 15 Aug Madras - 7 Sep Culpee - 6 Dec Ingeli - 13 Jan 1776 Madras - 19 May St Helena - 16 Aug Falmouth - 15 Sep Deptford.



 
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