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Frances

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Francis
Nominal Guns30IORMAR
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorEast India Company
Acquired1720EICS
ShipyardUnknownEICS
CategoryMerchantIORMAR
Ship TypeEast Indiaman
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Last known1733EICS

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1721 - 29.1.1724/25Captain (HEIC)
Thomas NewshamBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1721-1725
IORMAR
23.8.1727 - 5.8.1733Captain (HEIC)
John LawsonBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1727-1733
IORMAR

3 Deck Officers


DatesRankNameSource
7.9.1723 - 3.7.1725Chief Mate
Christopher HintonBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1723-1725
IORMAR
23.8.1727 - 30.8.1729Chief Mate
William WellsBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1727-1742
IORMAR
6.10.1730 - 5.8.1733Chief Mate
William StudholmBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1730-1738
IORMAR


Notes on Ship


EIC JournalIORMAR

Rated at 390/420 tons, 78/84 crew, 30 guns.

Voyages:

(1) 1720/1 China. Capt Thomas Newsham. Portsmouth 5 Feb 1721 - 20 Aug 1722.

(2) Bengal. Capt Thomas Newsham. Downs 24 Dec 1723 - 24 Jan 1724 Madeira - 12 Jun Fort St David - 18 Jun Madras - 17 Jul Calcutta - 11 Jan 1725 Balasore - 12 Apr St Helena - 29 Jun Downs.

(3) 1727/8 Madras. Capt John Lawson. Downs 26 Feb 1728 - 27 Mar São Tiago - 6 Aug Cochin - 13 Sep Madras - 17 Oct Calcutta - 17 Dec Pipli - 27 Dec Vizagapatam - 10 Jan 1729 Madras - 22 May St Helena - 30 Aug Downs.

(4) 1730/1 Madras and Bengal. Capt John Lawson. Downs 22 Jan 1731 - 16 Apr Cape - 24 Jun Madras - 13 Aug Calcutta - 10 Oct Rogues River 15 Dec 1732 - 26 Dec Madras 14 Jan 1733 - 5 Apr St Helena - 5 Jul Woolwich.



 
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