British Merchant east indiaman 'United Kingdom' (1801)

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George SimpsonBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1799-1802
John LuardBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1795-1797
Earl of Mornington (14) 1799-1804
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(1799)
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(1791)
Union (Unknown) 1803-1818
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Merchant East Indiaman
(1803)
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(1799)
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Service 1800-1802
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Merchant Sailor
Service 1800-1802
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(1802)
William Dent (Unknown) 1801-1802
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(1801)
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United Kingdom
Nominal Guns	Unknown	EICS
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	East India Company
Acquired	1801	EICS
Shipyard	Unknown	EICS
Category	Merchant	EICS
Ship Type	East Indiaman
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1809	EICS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen888Tons BM

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 28th of July 2026 10:27

London, 18 February 1802: Yesterday a Court of Directors of the East India Company was held at the India House, when the following Commanders attended, and took their final leave of the Court previously to their being dispatched, viz, Captain William Agnew, of the ship Walthamstow, and Captain Adam Cumine, of the ship Bengal, for Coast and Bay; together with Captain Henry Bullock, of the new ship the United Kingdom,, for the above Presidencies; and Captain Charles Jones, of the David Scott, for China; the three former ships are severally ordered to be in the Downs, on or before the 23d instant, and the David Scott on the 10th of March. [Morning Chronicle, 18 February 1802]

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 10:52	Jon Miller	George SimpsonBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1802
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 10:51	Jon Miller	John LuardBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1795-1797
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 10:50	Jon Miller	British Merchant packet 'Earl of Mornington' (1799) (14) 1799-1804 British 14 Gun Merchant Packet
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 10:49	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Georgiana' (1791) (Unknown) 1791-1813 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 10:46	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Union' (1803) (Unknown) 1803-1818 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman

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