East Indiaman was a general name for any sailing ship operating under charter or licence to any of the East India trading companies of the major European...
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Götheborg (ship) (redirect from East Indiaman Goetheborg)
Götheborg of Sweden is a sailing replica of the Swedish East Indiaman Götheborg I, launched in 1738 (not to be confused with the larger Götheborg II built...
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Wreck of the Grosvenor (redirect from Grosvenor (East Indiaman))
The wreck of the Grosvenor, an East Indiaman, occurred on 4 August 1782 on the Pondoland coast of South Africa, north of the Umzimvubu River. The shipwreck...
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Cornwallis (ship) (redirect from Cornwallis (East Indiaman))
Several vessels have borne the name Cornwallis, for Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis: Two have an association with British East India Company...
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West Indiaman was a general name for any merchantman sailing ship making runs from the Old World to the West Indies and the east coast of the Americas...
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Two vessels served the British East India Company (EIC) as East Indiamen named Alfred: Alfred (1772 EIC ship) was launched in 1772 and made four voyages...
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Wreck of the Rockingham, 1775 (redirect from Marquis of Rockingham (Indiaman))
In 1775 a vessel variously named Rockingham, Castle Rockingham, or Marquis of Rockingham wrecked on the Irish coast with loss of life. Some records refer...
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Lelie (redirect from Lelie (East Indiaman))
Lelie was a 17th-century East Indiaman galiot of the Dutch East India Company. During her first voyage to Batavia Dutch East Indies, she wrecked at Texel...
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The Halsewell was an East Indiaman that was wrecked on 6 January 1786 at the start of a voyage from London to Madras. She lost her masts in a violent storm...
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Liefde was a Dutch sailing ship that ran aground and sank during a storm in the North Sea off the Shetland Islands, Great Britain, while she was on her...
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Wreck Johanna (or Joanna) was an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC), possibly named for the island of Anjouan, then known as Johanna...
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India–United Kingdom bus routes (section The Indiaman)
bus routes ran from the 1950s to the 1970s. The first of these was "The Indiaman", a service from London to Calcutta that was inaugurated on 15 April 1957...
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Numerous ships with the name Phoenix, for the constellation or the mythical bird, have sailed for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1680 and...
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Providence (ship) (redirect from Providence (East Indiaman))
Providence may refer to a number of ships: Providence served the East India Company between 1637 and 1639. Providence (1693 ship), of 250 tons (bm), was...
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Exeter (1792 EIC ship) (redirect from Exeter (1792 Indiaman))
Exeter was a three-decker East Indiaman built by Perry and launched in 1792. She made eight voyages to the East Indies for the East India Company (EIC)...
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Broxbornebury (1812 ship) (redirect from Broxbornebury (1812 Indiaman))
Broxbornebury (or Broxonbury), was a three-decker sailing ship launched in 1812. She made four voyages for the East India Company (EIC), one voyage transporting...
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Earl of Abergavenny was an East Indiaman launched in 1796 that was wrecked in Weymouth Bay, England in 1805. She was one of the largest ever built. John...
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A number of ships with the name Alexander served the British East India Company (EIC) as East Indiamen: Alexander (1783 ship), a ship of 445 tons (bm)...
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between 1797 and 1801 made three voyages for the EIC. She then became a West Indiaman. She was last listed in 1813. Bombay Marine Queen was a ketch of 14 guns...
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Doddington was an East Indiaman of the British East India Company (EIC). She made two trips for the EIC to Bombay, China, and Mokha. On her third trip...
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Earl of Mornington (ship) (redirect from Earl of Mornington (East Indiaman))
Some four ships have borne the name Earl of Mornington (or Earl Mornington), named for one or another Earl of Mornington, and two of these ships made voyages...
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Two ships named Bengal sailed as East Indiamen for the British East India Company (EIC). Both were ill-fated. Bengal (1799 EIC ship) made four complete...
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Two and possibly three vessels with the name Northampton have served the British East India Company (EIC). Northampton (1740 EIC ship), launched in November...
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Three vessels with the name Scarborough have served the British East India Company (EIC). Scarborough (1734 EIC ship) was launched December 1734 and made...
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HMS Brilliant (1757) (redirect from Brilliant (East Indiaman))
decommissioned Brilliant in 1763. The Navy sold her in 1776 and she became an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). Brilliant was wrecked in August...
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Tryall (redirect from Tryall (East Indiaman))
Tryall (or Trial) was a British East India Company-owned East Indiaman launched in 1621. She was under the command of John Brooke when she was wrecked...
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Kent (1820 EIC ship) (redirect from Kent East Indiaman)
The Kent was an East Indiaman, a vessel sailing for the British East India Company, and launched in 1820. She completed two voyages to Bombay and China...
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Four vessels named Devonshire for the British county of Devon, served the British East India Company (EIC) as East Indiamen: Devonshire (1721 EIC ship)...
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At least four ships that have borne the name Triton, named for Triton (in Greek mythology the messenger of the sea), have made voyages for the British...
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Four ships named Bridgewater sailed as East Indiamen for the British East India Company (EIC): Bridgewater (1719 EIC ship) was launched in 1719, made four...
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