British Merchant east indiaman 'Taunton Castle' (1790)

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Taunton Castle
Nominal Guns	Unknown	EICS
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	East India Company
Acquired	1790	EICS
Shipyard	Unknown	EICS
Category	Merchant	EICS
Ship Type	East Indiaman
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1812	EICS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen1209Tons BM

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

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Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 25th of July 2026 13:58

The ships Carnatic and Taunton Castle, had arrived safe at Bombay the latter end of August. [Hampshire Telegraph, 11 November 1799]

Posted by Jon Miller on Friday 29th of May 2026 03:04

London, 26 February 1801: Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at East India House, when the following commanders took leave, previous to departing for their respective destinations, viz, Capt Jos Boulderson, of the Fort William, and Captain S Wood, of the Worcester, for Bombay; Capt Martin of the Woodford; Capt Pierce of the Taunton Castle; Capt Timbrill, of the Albion; Capt Burrowes, of the Earl Howe; and Capt Wall, of the Duke of Buccleugh, for China. [London Packet, 27 February 1801]

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