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Fortitude ➡ 1785 Pitt

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Nominal GunsUnknownEICS
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorEast India Company
Previously
Acquired10.1782EICS
ShipyardDeptford - London E-WIKI
CategoryMerchantEICS
Ship TypeEast Indiaman
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Sold for Break Up1801EICS

Service History


DateEventSource
29.10.1785Renamed PittE-WIKI


Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

775 tons.

Principal Managing Owners:

1-4 George Macartney Macauley

5 John Wells.

Voyages:

(1) 1785/6 China. Capt George Cowper. Downs 28 Mar 1786 - 30 Aug Whampoa - 20 Jan 1787 Second Bar - 26 May St Helena - 6 Aug Downs.

(2) 1788/9 St Helena, Benkulen and China. Capt Edward Manning. Downs 26 Dec 1788 - 29 Mar 1789 St Helena - 14 Jul Benkulen - 30 Nov Whampoa - 19 Feb 1790 Second Bar - 11 Jun St Helena - 7 Aug Downs.

(3) From Bengal 1792. Capt Edward Manning. Diamond Harbour 17 Dec 1792 - 21 Mar 1793 Cape - 14 Apr St Helena - 29 Jun Cork - 13 Jul Portsmouth - 7 Aug Downs.

(4) 1793/4 Bengal. Capt Edward Manning. Plymouth 23 Jun 1794 - 9 Sep Cape - 7 Dec Diamond Harbour - 18 Feb 1795 Saugor - 18 Jun St Helena - 11 Sep River Shannon - 15 Oct Downs.

(5) 1795/6 Madras and Bengal. Capt John Gerrard. Portsmouth 11 Aug 1796 - 18 Nov Cape - 17 Feb 1797 Madras - 28 Feb Kedgeree - 20 Mar Diamond Harbour - 1 Jul Kedgeree - 15 Aug Madras - 23 Sep Diamond Harbour - 4 Oct Calcutta - 24 Dec Saugor - 23 Apr 1798 Cape - 2 Aug Downs.



 
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