British Merchant east indiaman 'Dawsonne' (1718)

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Dawsonne
Nominal Guns	Unknown	EICS
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	East India Company
Acquired	1718	EICS
Shipyard	Unknown	EICS
Category	Merchant	EICS
Ship Type	East Indiaman
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1732	EICS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen506Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentIORMAR
Burthen480Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
171896 EICS

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
22.1.1719 - 29.9.1720Captain (HEIC)IORMAR1721 - 31.10.1723Captain (HEIC)IORMAR9.11.1725 - 27.10.1727Captain (HEIC)IORMAR1730 - 1732Captain (HEIC)IORMAR

2 Deck Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.1.1719 - 29.9.1720Chief MateIORMAR1.2.1723 - 27.10.1727Chief MateIORMAR

Notes on Ship

EIC JournalIORMAR

Rated at 480 tons, 96 crew, 32/34 guns.

Voyages:

(1) 1718/9 Bengal. Capt John Raymond. Downs 18 Jan 1719 - 2 May Cape - 1 Aug Rogues River - Cox's Island 5 Jan 1720 - 22 Jan Madras - 10 Feb Fort St David - 29 May St Helena - 29 Aug Woolwich.

(2) 1720/1 Bombay. Capt Richard Benfield. Downs 15 Jun 1721 - Bombay 1 Feb 1723 - 9 Feb Tellicherry - 16 Feb Cochin - 20 Feb Anjengo - 30 Jun St Helena - 31 Oct Spithead.

(3) 1725/6 Madras and Bengal. Capt Thomas Hodson. Downs 22 Jan 1726 - 14 Jun Tuticorin - 27 Jun Madras - 16 Jul Rogues River - 5 Feb 1727 Balasore - 12 Jun St Helena - 13 Sep Woolwich.

(4) 1729/30 Madras and Bengal. Capt Francis Steward. 10 Feb 1730 - 15 Aug 1732.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

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Tuesday 16th of June 2026 16:00	Jon Miller	Lord Richard Howe (1^st Earl Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799
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