British Merchant east indiaman 'Rochford' (1770)

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Rochford
Nominal Guns	Unknown	EICS
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	East India Company
Acquired	1770	EICS
Shipyard	Unknown	EICS
Category	Merchant	EICS
Ship Type	East Indiaman (EIC Regular Ship)
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1783	EICS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen751Tons BM

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IDNameAuthorType

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 21st of June 2026 07:03

On Sunday evening the Purser of the Hampshire East-Indiaman came to the India-house, with an account of the above ship being safe arrived at Spithead, from Bombay; she sailed on her voyage from the Downs the 13th of March 1771, and brings advice that the Clive, Capt Allen, from Bombay, and the Rochford, Capt Hunt, from Coast and Bay, were both arrived at St Helena, and were to sail for England in a few days. [Hampshire Chronicle, 19 October 1772]

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