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Antelope | 28958 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 30 | EICS | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Acquired | 1781 | EICS | |
| First Commissioned | 1695 | EICS | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards | EICS | |
| Constructor | William BarnardBritish Ship Builder Service 1763-1795 | EICS | |
| Category | Merchant | EICS | |
| Ship Type | Packet | EICS | |
| Wrecked | 20.7.1783 | EICS | |
Company's packet, built by Barnard, measured 1781, length 96ft 8in, keel 77ft 6in, breadth 25ft 7½in, hold 12ft, wing transom 15ft 3in, port cell 16ft 11in, ports 9 middle & upper, 8 guns, 52 crew, 270 tons.
Voyages:
(1) 1781/2 China. To carry despatches by the Pacific route. Capt Henry Wilson. Downs 6 Feb 1782 - Falmouth 2 Sep - 16 Dec off Cape San Diego, Argentina - 2 Jan 1783 off Cape Horn - 23 Apr in Sulu Sea - 30 Apr Cagayan Sulu - 14 May Balambangan - 4 Jun Macao 20 Jul - wrecked 10 Aug Pelew Islands - built a boat, sailed 12 Nov - 30 Nov Macao.