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Asia | 28977 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | Unknown | EICS | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 16.5.1764 | EICS | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | EICS | |
| Shipyard | Blackwall Yard - Blackwall | EICS | |
| Constructor | John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1758-1767 | EICS | |
| Category | Merchant | EICS | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | EICS | |
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | EICS | |
| Sold for Break Up | 13.10.1774 | EICS | |
Built by Perry, launched 1763, 3 decks, 3in bottom, keel 107ft, breadth 34ft, 651 tons.
Principal Managing Owner: Charles Foulis.
Voyages: (
1) 1763/4 Bombay. Capt Cornelius Inglis. Torbay 16 May 1764 - 1 Sep Cape - 5 Dec Bombay - 9 Feb 1765 Cochin - 19 Mar Bombay - 4 May Calicut - 19 Jun Kedgeree - 10 Dec Ingeli - 8 Feb 1766 Colombo - 26 Feb Cochin - 26 Mar Bombay (repairs) - 22 Jan 1767 Cape - 22 Feb St Helena - 21 May Blackwall.
(2) 1767/8 China. Capt Robert Preston. Downs 6 Apr 1768 - 23 Sep Whampoa - 3 Jan 1769 Bocca Tigris - 16 Mar Cape - 1 Apr St Helena - 4 Jul Blackwall.
(3) 1770/1 Madras and Bengal. Capt Robert Preston. Portsmouth 15 Jan 1771 - 28 Jan Madeira - 8 May Rio de Janeiro - 21 Jul Johanna - 22 Aug Madras - 21 Sep Kedgeree - 24 Oct Calcutta - 4 Jan 1772 Kedgeree - 29 Apr St Helena - 14 May Ascension - 21 Jul Blackwall.
(4) 1773/4 Madras and Bengal. Capt William Dick Gamage. Downs 24 Dec 1773 - 16 Jan 1774 Lisbon - 23 Mar Madeira - 25 Jun Johanna - 28 Jul Madras - 17 Aug Kedgeree - 5 Sep Bankshall - condemned 7 Oct because of leaks.