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Deptford | 29297 | ||
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| Nominal Guns | Unknown | EICS | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 1781 | EICS | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | EICS | |
| Shipyard | Deptford - London | EICS | |
| Constructor | John WellsBritish Ship Builder Service 1812-1830 | EICS | |
| Category | Merchant | EICS | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | ||
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | ||
| Last known | 1797 | EICS | |
Fleets | ||||
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| Dates | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 5.1795-9.1795 | British Invasion of the Dutch Cape Colony |
Built by Wells, launched 1781, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 145ft 9in, keel 118ft 8in, breadth 35ft 3in, hold 14ft 10in, wing transom 23ft 8in, port cell 26ft 5in, between decks 6ft 1in & 6ft 5in, roundhouse 6ft 5in, ports 13 middle & upper, 784 tons.
Principal Managing Owner: Barrington Buggin.
Voyages:
(1) 1780/1 Madras and Bengal. Capt James Elkington. Plymouth 26 Jun 1781 - 10 Sep Annabon - 17 Oct St Helena - 31 Mar 1782 Madras - 27 May Kedgeree - left Bengal 26 Dec - 29 Mar 1783 St Helena - 28 Aug Long Reach.
(2) 1784/5 Madras and Bengal. Capt John Gerrard. Portsmouth 17 Apr 1785 - 7 Aug Johanna - 11 Sep Madras - 14 Oct Diamond Creek - 26 Dec Kedgeree - 6 Mar 1786 Saugor - 13 Jun St Helena - 15 Aug Gravesend.
(3) 1787/8 Bombay and China. Capt John Gerrard. Downs 21 Dec 1787 - 28 May Bombay - 17 Oct Whampoa - 25 Jan 1789 Second Bar - 10 Jun St Helena - 25 Aug Long Reach.
(4) 1790/1 Madras, Benkulen and Bengal. Capt John Gerrard. Downs 16 Apr 1791 - 4 Jul Madras - 11 Sep Benkulen - 1 Nov Diamond Harbour - 25 Dec Saugor - 2 Jan 1792 Madras - 30 Mar St Helena - 21 May Purfleet.
(5) 1792/3 Bengal. Capt John Gerrard. Portsmouth 7 Jul 1793 - 18 Nov Diamond Harbour - 20 Feb 1794 Saugor - 1 May St Helena - 20 Jul Galway Bay - 1 Sep Long Reach.
(6) 1794/5 China. Capt William MacNamara. Portsmouth 24 May 1795 - 7 Jul San Salvador - 3 Sep Simon's Bay - 2 Oct Cape - 6 Mar 1796 Whampoa - 21 Jun Second Bar - 20 Nov St Helena - 15 Feb 1797 Long Reach.