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Bengal Merchant

29050
Nominal Guns74EICS
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorPrivate Owners
Launched1812EICS
How acquiredPurpose builtEICS
ShipyardHowrah - Calcutta - Hooghly EICS
Constructor
Anthony BlackmoreBritish
Ship Builder
EICS
CategoryMerchantEICS
Ship TypeMerchantmanADM 6/23
Sailing RigShip RiggedADM 6/23
Hulked1856EICS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen503Tons BM 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1812 - 1832
Sedgewicke HerneBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1812-1832
EICS
1830 - 1831
John GrovesBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1830-1831
EICS
1834 - 1839
Joseph SomesBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1816-1859
EICS
1839 - 1856
HavisideBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1839-1856
EICS

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1812590Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1813 - 1814Captain (HEIC)
Thomas RossBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1813-1814
EICS
1830 - 1831Captain (HEIC)
Gilson Reees FoxBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1830-1831
EICS
1833 - 1834Captain (HEIC)
John CampbellBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1833-1834
EICS


Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

Built at Howrah 1812, 463 tons.

Principal Managing Owners: 2 Sedgwick & Hearne, 3 John Groves.

Voyages:

(1) From Bengal 1813. Capt Thomas Ross. Calcutta 21 May 1813 - 26 Jul Saugor - 21 Sep Mauritius - 17 Nov Cape - 3 Mar Downs.

(2) 1829/30 Cape, Madras and Bengal. Capt Gilson Reeves Fox. Portsmouth 5 Jun 1830 - 24 Aug Cape - 19 Oct Madras - 1 Dec Calcutta - 1 Jun 1831 St Helena - 6 Aug Downs.

(3) 1832/3 Bengal. Capt John Campbell. Downs 25 Jul 1833 - 9 Dec Calcutta - 28 Jan 1834 Saugor - 8 Apr St Helena - 8 Jun Blackwall.



 
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