British Merchant frigate 'Blackamoor' (1665)

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Blackamoor
Nominal Guns	Unknown	EICS
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	East India Company
Previously	British hired ship 'Blackamore' (1665) (38) 1665-1665 British 38 Gun Hired Ship
Acquired	12.1665	EICS
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Merchant	EICS
Ship Type	Frigate	EICS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	EICS
Sold for Break Up	1670	EICS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel76' 0"Imperial Feet23.1648
Breadth25' 10"Imperial Feet7.62
Burthen269 ⁷³⁄₉₄Tons BM

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
12.1665 - 1668Captain (HEIC)EICS

Notes on Ship

EIC JournalIORMAR

Frigate, 240 tons.

Voyages:

(1) 1657/8 Madras. Capt John Price. - 29 Jun 1659.

(2) 1659/60 Guinea and Surat. Capt John Price. Downs 30 Dec 1659 - 7 Mar 1660 Guinea - 11 Oct Surat 20 Jan 1661 - Jul Downs.

(3) 1667/8 Madras and Bengal. Capt John Price.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

IORMAR Archive

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