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29204
Nominal GunsUnknownEICS
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorEast India Company
Acquired1615EICS
ShipyardLondon - Thames EICS
CategoryMerchantEICS
Ship TypeEast Indiaman
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Burnt1.1633EICS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen1083Tons BM 

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1616Captain (HEIC)
Richard HounsellBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1616-1620
EICS
1619 - 1622Captain (HEIC)
John BickellBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1619-1622
EICS
1623 - 1626Captain (HEIC)
Richard Swan British
Merchant Sailor
Service 1623-1652
EICS
1629 - 1631Master
John ElsmoreBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1629-1631
EICS
1629 - 1631Captain (HEIC)
John WeddellBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1627-1631
EICS

3 Deck Officers


DatesRankNameSource
21.3.1619 - 19.6.1624Chief Mate
Henry CrosbyBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1619-1624
IORMAR
10.4.1629 - 17.11.1630Unknown
Nicholas SharpeBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1629-1630
EICS
10.4.1629 - 7.4.1631Unknown
Nicholas PrynnBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1629-1631
EICS

Service History


DateEventSource
1628

Repaired

EICS
14.3.1628/29Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1256


Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

Rated at 900/1000 tons, repaired in 1628.

Voyages:

(1) 1615/6 Surat and Bantam. Master Richard Hounsell. Tilbury 8 Feb 1616 - 12 Jun Cape - 23 Sep Surat - Masulipatam 13 Jun 1617 - 21 Jul Bantam Jan 1618 - Sep Downs.

(2) 1618/9 Surat and Bantam. Capt John Bickell. Downs Mar 1619 - 23 Jun Cape - 17 Aug Moheli - 3 Oct Surat - 3 Dec Jask - 12 Jan 1620 Surat - 23 Mar Dabhol - 24 Apr Acheh - 14 Oct Bantam - 18 Oct Batavia 11 Dec 1621 - 11 Mar 1622 Cape - Downs.

(3) 1623/4 Bantam. Master Richard Swan. Downs 7 Nov 1623 - Aug 1624 Palembang - Bantam - at Lagundy in Apr 1625 - 31 May Batavia - Jambi - 5 Dec Batavia - Oct 1626 Downs.

(4) 1628/9 Surat. Capt John Weddell, Master John Elsmore. Downs 10 Apr 1629 - 14 Aug Moheli - 10 Oct Surat 20 Dec - 20 Jan 1630 Bandar Abbas - 17 Mar Surat - 4 Jun Mauritius - 23 Oct Cape - 4 Dec St Helena 20 Jan 1631 - 7 Apr Downs.

(5) 1631/2 Surat. Portland 5 Apr 1632 - 17 Jul St Augustine's Bay - 3 Oct Bandar Abbas - 27 Nov Surat, accidentally destroyed by fire Jan 1633.



 
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