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Bengal | 29047 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 50 | EICS | |
| Nationality | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 18.12.1811 | EICS | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | EICS | |
| Shipyard | Blackwall Yard - Blackwall | EICS | |
| Constructor | John WellsBritish Ship Builder Service 1812-1830 | EICS | |
| Category | Merchant | EICS | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | EICS | |
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | EICS | |
| Burnt | 18.1.1815 | EICS | |
Built by Wells, launched 1811, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 149ft 4in, keel 120ft 1 3/8in, breadth 38ft 8in, hold 15ft ½in, wing transom 24ft, port cell 26ft 10in, waist 1ft 3in, between decks 6ft 2in & 6ft 4in, roundhouse 6ft 3 ¼in, ports 13 middle & 12 upper, deck range 86ft 6in, 955 tons.
Principal Managing Owner: Gabriel Gillett.
Voyages:
(1) 1811/2 Madras and Bengal. Capt George Nicholls. Portsmouth 10 Mar 1812 - 9 Jul Madras - 25 Jul Diamond Harbour - 16 Oct Saugor - 14 Feb 1813 St Helena - 16 May Long Reach.
(2) 1813/4 Bengal. Capt George Nicholls. Portsmouth 10 May 1814 - burnt 18 Jan 1815 at Point de Galle.