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Cirencester | 29222 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 26 | EICS | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 1795 | EICS | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | EICS | |
| Shipyard | Cuckolds Point - Rotherhithe | EICS | |
| Constructor | John RandallBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1780-1802 | EICS | |
| Category | Merchant | EICS | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | ||
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | ||
| Last known | 1813 | EICS | |
Built by Randall, launched 1795, 3 decks, 5in bottom, length 176ft 8in, keel 144ft 1in, breadth 43ft 4in, hold 17ft 6in, wing transom 26ft 6in, port cell 29ft 10in, waist 3ft 9in, between decks 6ft 7in, roundhouse 6ft 7in, ports 15 middle & 14 upper, deck range 102 ft, 1439 tons.
Principal Managing Owners:
1-6 Sir Robert Preston
7-8 Francis P Martin.
Voyages:
(1) 1794/5 China. Capt Martin Lindsay. Portsmouth 9 Jul 1795 - 28 Dec Whampoa - 26 Feb 1796 Second Bar - 30 Jul St Helena - 26 Nov Crookhaven - 16 Dec Long Reach. (2) 1796/7 China. Capt Thomas Robertson. Portsmouth 5 Jun 1797 - 17 Dec Whampoa - 14 Feb 1798 Second Bar - 5 Aug St Helena - 23 Oct Long Reach. (3) 1799/1800 Bombay and China. Capt Thomas Robertson. Portsmouth 7 Jan 1800 - 3 May Johanna - 26 May Bombay - 21 Sep Malacca - 5 Nov Whampoa - 29 Dec Second Bar - 15 Apr 1801 St Helena - 17 Jun Long Reach. (4) 1801/2 Madras and China. Capt Thomas Robertson. Portsmouth 25 Feb 1802 - 15 Jun Madras - 1 Aug Penang - 25 Aug Malacca - 17 Sep Whampoa - 22 Nov Second Bar - 23 Feb 1803 St Helena - 26 Apr Long Reach. (5) 1803/4 Bombay, Madras and China. Capt Thomas Robertson. Portsmouth 13 Feb 1804 - 26 May Bombay - 19 Aug Madras - 13 Sep Malacca - 18 Oct Whampoa - 16 Dec Second Bar - 21 Jan 1805 Penang - 2 Apr St Helena - 15 Sep Northfleet. (6) 1805/6 China. Capt Henry Halkett. Portsmouth 14 May 1806 - 7 Aug Cape - 21 Oct Penang - 18 Jan 1807 Whampoa - 23 Feb Second Bar - 30 Jun Penang - 19 Sep Cape - 13 Oct St Helena - 17 Dec Crookhaven - 12 Jan 1808 Long Reach. (7) 1809/10 St Helena, Penang and China. Capt Henry Halkett. Portsmouth 13 Apr 1810 - 9 Jul St Helena - 1 Oct Penang - 28 Oct Malacca - 24 Jan 1811 Whampoa - 23 Feb Second Bar - 11 Jul St Helena - 30 Sep Long Reach. (8) 1811/2 China. Capt Henry Halkett. Portsmouth 25 Mar 1812 - 20 Apr Madeira - 11 Aug Batavia - 22 Sep Whampoa - 16 Dec Second Bar - 28 Mar 1813 St Helena - 7 Jun Long Reach.