British Merchant east indiaman 'Fame' (1818)

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Fame
Nominal Guns	Unknown	EICS
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1818	EICS
Shipyard	Unknown	EICS
Category	Merchant	EICS
Ship Type	East Indiaman
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Burnt	2.2.1824	EICS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen433Tons BM

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1818 - 1824/02/02 Principal Managing OwnerEICS

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.4.1819 - 16.8.1820Captain (HEIC)IORMAR1823 - 2.2.1824Captain (HEIC)IORMAR

Service History

DateEventSource
2.2.1824

Ship was destroyed by fire at Bencoolen .

IORMAR

Notes on Ship

EIC JournalIORMAR

Chartered ship.

Principal Managing Owner:

Joseph Dowson.

Voyages:

(1) 1818/9 Bengal. Capt Samuel Remmington. Downs 27 May 1819 - 5 Oct Saugor - 15 Oct Kidderpore - 12 Feb 1820 Diamond Harbour - 7 May St Helena - 10 Jul Blackwall.

(2) 1822/3 Bengal and Benkulen. Capt Charles Young. Downs 27 May 1823 - burnt at Benkulen 2 Feb 1824.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

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