39:
383:; the indigenes reciprocated with a war dance involving shields and spears. The Indiamen arrived at Mocha on 4 December. They then sailed out of the Red Sea and reached Bombay on 6 March. A voyage that would take a coppered vessel not facing adverse winds about two and a half weeks had taken the Indiamen five and a half months.
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to take on water, when the French squadron arrived and attacked them at anchor. Due to the unexpected nature of the encounter, neither fleet was prepared to do battle, and the result was an inconclusive battle in which the French warships sustained more damage than did the
British. The French did
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in 1775 and was lost in 1785. She provides the cover illustration to the book by Bulley (2000), which also has some information on her and her successors, all named for a legendary king of Persia. The cover illustration suggests that she was three-masted, and armed with 18
1266:
A register of ships, employed in the service of the
Honorable the United East India Company, from the year 1760 to 1810: with an appendix, containing a variety of particulars, and useful information interesting to those concerned with East India
1174:
Reports from the Select
Committee of the House of Commons appointed to enquire into the present state of the affairs of the East India Company, together with the minutes of evidence, an appendix of documents, and a general
688:
delivered her troops and then sailed for
Whampoa, where she arrived on 7 March 1796. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 21 June, reached St Helena on 20 November, and arrived at the Downs on 9 February 1797.
523:
reached Bombay on 3 June and arrived at
Whampoa on 29 August. Returning home, she crossed the Second Bar on 8 December, reached the Cape on 9 April 1791 and St Helena on 28 April, and arrived at the Downs on 27 June.
492:
from the Downs on 22 January 1787, bound for Madras and China. She reached
Johanna on 21 May and Madras on 22 June, and arrived at Whampoa on 10 October. In September, as she was on her way to China,
306:, the British to take it from the Dutch, the French aiming to help defend it and French possessions in the Indian Ocean. The British convoy and its escorting squadron had anchored at Porto Praya (now
648:
351:, which she reached on 2 September. the convoy left Johanna on 21 or 22 September, but ran into an adverse monsoon that drove the vessels to the coast of Arabia, and especially the four Indiamen
241:
between 1781 and 1800. She was present at two battles, and an engagement in which four
Indiamen and a country ship engaged a French frigate. On her last trip a French frigate captured her in a
379:. They remained there for some six weeks as the indigenes were friendly and the vessels could procure fresh food. The Highlanders entertained the indigenes with bagpipe music, and danced the
620:
reached Manila on 10 November and arrived at
Whampoa on 20 December. Early in 1794 she crossed the Second Bar, reached St Helena on 18 June, and arrived at the Downs on 16 September.
628:
Captain James Foy left
Portsmouth on 24 May 1795, bound for China, and still covered by the same letter of marque. She sailed with a convoy of Indiamen that were bringing General
928:
329:, and gained a strategic victory, because Suffren beat Johnstone to the Cape and reinforced the Dutch garrison before continuing on his journey to the Ile de France (now
540:(LoM) issued to him on 28 March 1793. The letter authorized him to take offensive action against the French should the occasion arise, not just defensive action.
660:
705:
on 27 October, before returning to Madras, which she reached on 23 December. On 6 February she sailed from Madras carrying 104 officers and men of the
1277:
A Collection of Papers
Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ..
1307:
701:. The change in captain necessitated the issuance of a new letter of marque, which was issued on 5 April 1798. She reached Madras on 1 October and
734:. She had also sustained substantial damage. After removing the stores he needed, Beaulieu-Leloup on 27 February permitted Piercy to proceed as a
417:, which was under the command of Captain de Lannuguy-Tromelin. After an engagement the next day that lasted some two and a half hours in which
1322:
38:
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299:
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crossed the Second Bar on 18 February 1788, reached St Helena on 13 July, and arrived at the Downs on 23 September.
614:, amongst numerous other vessels, merchant and military, most of the non-Indiamen travelling to the Mediterranean.
507:
s crew stood ready when the French vessel announced that she was a naval vessel and sailed off. On her return trip
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334:
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was again under the command of Capt Samuel Rogers when she left the Downs on 22 December 1784, bound for
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911:
Lannuguy-Tromelin was the younger brother of Captain de Tromelin, who in 1779 had captured the previous
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713:, from which she sailed the next day. Unfortunately, on 24 February she encountered the French frigate
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812:
passed Saugor on 25 August, reached St Helena on 26 January 1800, and arrived at the Downs on 30 May.
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anchored on 1 March. Because she was so quickly recaptured, the EIC sustained no loss on her cargo.
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17:
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1286:
Memoir of the life and character of the late lieut.-colonel John Campbell, by a retired officer
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139 ft 4 in (42.47 m) (overall), 111 ft 9 in (34.06 m) (keel)
265:, under the command of Captain Samuel Rogers, left Portsmouth on 13 March 1781, bound for
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Captain John Wintersgill Piercy left Portsmouth on 8 June 1798 bound for Madras and
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Captain Joseph Clarkson left Torbay on 7 February 1790, bound for Bombay and China.
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on 1 January 1786, reached St Helena on 4 May, and arrived at the Downs on 8 July.
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on 31 July, and arrived at Whampoa on 1 September. Homeward bound, she crossed the
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had any grounds to claim salvage for her. Furthermore, it is not clear that
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Transport vessels for the British invasion of the Dutch Cape Colony (1795)
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The spelling of the country ship's name varies, sometimes being given as
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Sent out to India in 1800 for the coastal trade; ultimate fate is unknown
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William Dent was the brother of Roger Dent, a partner in Child & Co.
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eventually returned to Britain in 1800. Her subsequent fate is unknown.
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was part of a convoy of Indiamen accompanying a British squadron under
1162:
The Asiatic annual register, or: View of the history of Hindustan ...
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Captain James Foy left Portsmouth on 22 May 1793, bound for China.
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sustained casualties of four men killed and 13 wounded before she
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411:, on 9 September the ships encountered the 38-gun French frigate
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She sailed on 13 July, together with the other Indiamen such as
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claimed her as a prize there, before allowing her to proceed.
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on 7 January 1785, Johanna on 30 April, Madras on 6 June, and
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849:
Osterley Park was the home of the Child family, owners of
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was part of a convoy that also included the East Indiamen
237:, launched in 1780, that made seven trips for the British
500:, that ran out her guns; Clarkson manned his 10 guns and
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attacked Johnstone. Both squadrons were en route to the
375:. The Indiamen were carrying the 2nd Battalion of the
1074:
1023:
853:, a private bank that financed EIC voyages and ships.
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left Bombay on 8 August in company with the Indiamen
1203:
Bassett, D.K. (1962). "A naval battle off Malacca".
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Rogers was the nephew of Richard Dent, the owner of
824:was sent out to India for the local coastal trade.
726:A sharp action of about 45 minutes ensued in which
675:and both vessels returned to port, accompanied by
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441:on 5 October. Homeward bound, she reached the
693:Voyage #7 (1798–1800) — Capture and recapture
371:were driven further, to Kissen Bay, near the
325:(recaptured the next day), and the victualer
258:Voyage #1 (1781–83) — Battles with the French
738:for an exchange of prisoners. In a notable
684:The fleet reached the Cape on 3 September.
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967:Piercy died in February 1802 at Islington.
407:. As the squadron was sailing through the
866:. He had also been captain of an earlier
16:For other ships with the same name, see
1308:Ships of the British East India Company
1248:. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society.
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872:that the French had captured in 1779.
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1323:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
1131:(May 1793), Vol 63, part. 1, p. 474.
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1218:The Bombay Country Ships, 1790–1833
946:was a cartel, it is not clear that
298:, when a French squadron under the
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709:. On 13 February 1799 she reached
216:1793: 26 × 12 & 6-pounder guns
178:15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
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377:42nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot
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1263:Hardy, Horatio Charles (1811).
1246:Ships of the East India Company
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954:at any time took possession of
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766:almost immediately encountered
488:Captain Joseph Clarkson sailed
347:on 21 July. She then sailed to
1270:. Black, Parry, and Kingsbury.
1235:d'Unienville, Raymond (2004).
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958:before she arrived at Saugor.
897:. She was a ship launched at
806:reached Calcutta on 3 April.
343:, in convoy, too reached the
290:on 10 April. Six days later,
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496:encountered a frigate named
7:
889:, and preceded, or not, by
634:invasion of the Cape Colony
449:on 18 June, and arrived at
430:Action of 10 September 1782
245:, but sent her on her way.
10:
1339:
1318:Age of Sail merchant ships
659:, and under the escort of
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15:
1119:, (1788), Vol. 63, p.453.
219:1798: 20 × 9-pounder guns
115:
31:
27:
1177:, (1830), Vol. 2, p.976.
827:
170: in (11.011 m)
116:General characteristics
74:Voyages 1–6:William Dent
18:Osterley (East Indiaman)
1244:Hackman, Rowan (2001).
815:
632:and his troops for the
468:and China. She reached
403:, and the country ship
926:Félicité-class frigate
445:on 4 January 1783 and
335:battle of Saldanha Bay
1275:Phipps, John (1840).
1216:Bulley, Anne (2000).
315:capture the Indiamen
296:Battle of Porto Praya
1129:Gentleman's magazine
1117:Gentleman's magazine
594:Marquis of Landsdown
421:had two men killed,
77:Voyage 7:John Atkins
1164:, Vol. 1, pp.89–90.
1105:d'Unienville (2004)
885:, and sometimes as
707:28th Light Dragoons
624:Voyage #6 (1795–97)
611:Earl of Abergavenny
528:Voyage #5 (1793–94)
515:Voyage #4 (1790–91)
484:Voyage #3 (1787–88)
457:Voyage #2 (1784–86)
294:was present at the
233:was a three-decker
103:1800 and recaptured
1284:Spens, J. (1836).
740:single-ship action
312:Cape Verde Islands
243:single-ship action
239:East India Company
1205:Malaya in History
1083:, pp. 21–22.
1015:British Library:
453:on 22 September.
409:Strait of Malacca
304:Cape of Good Hope
300:Bailli de Suffren
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1095:, p. 168.
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43:Great Britain
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23:
19:
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1276:
1265:
1245:
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1236:
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1208:
1204:
1187:Hardy (1811)
1182:
1173:
1169:
1161:
1142:Lloyd's List
1141:
1136:
1128:
1124:
1116:
1112:
1100:
1088:
1081:Spens (1836)
1076:
1068:Lloyd's List
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1062:
1016:
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943:
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821:
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777:
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598:
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584:
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556:William Pitt
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552:Lord Thurlow
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1211:(1): 26–31.
703:Trincomalee
665:. However,
644:on 6 July.
437:arrived at
423:Pourvoyeuse
414:Pourvoyeuse
269:and China.
156:36 ft
1303:1780 ships
1297:Categories
1197:References
883:Byram Gore
711:Tranquebar
647:See also:
478:Second Bar
425:withdrew.
193:Complement
975:Citations
887:Byramgore
752:captured
669:ran into
451:the Downs
447:St Helena
331:Mauritius
317:Fortitude
310:) in the
288:São Tiago
275:Commodore
183:Sail plan
1279:. Scott.
1267:commerce
1017:Osterley
956:Osterley
944:Osterley
913:Osterley
869:Osterley
864:Osterley
822:Osterley
810:Osterley
804:Osterley
794:reached
792:Osterley
786:Osterley
784:, where
774:Osterley
764:Osterley
728:Osterley
686:Osterley
640:reached
638:Osterley
618:Osterley
590:Houghton
544:Osterley
521:Osterley
509:Osterley
502:Osterley
494:Osterley
490:Osterley
462:Osterley
435:Osterley
419:Osterley
387:Osterley
369:Osterley
341:Osterley
292:Osterley
286:reached
284:Osterley
271:Osterley
263:Osterley
247:Osterley
230:Osterley
210:Armament
202:1798: 70
199:1793: 99
100:Captured
92:Launched
59:Namesake
53:Osterley
952:Sybille
948:Sybille
930:Calypso
800:Sybille
778:Nonsuch
769:Nonsuch
758:Sybille
749:Sybille
585:Glatton
561:Barwell
498:Calypso
474:Malacca
470:Madeira
439:Whampoa
349:Johanna
253:Voyages
165:⁄
130:⁄
84:Builder
32:History
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1144:№2762.
736:cartel
732:struck
699:Bengal
678:Exeter
667:Sphinx
662:Sphinx
608:, and
580:London
466:Madras
399:, and
367:, and
359:Latham
327:Edward
267:Bombay
145:Length
1175:index
902:guns.
828:Notes
754:Forte
716:Forte
605:Ceres
571:Pigot
504:'
401:Locko
396:Essex
364:Locko
308:Praia
69:Owner
1250:ISBN
1222:ISBN
1019:(3).
895:Shaw
891:Shah
816:Fate
747:HMS
391:Asia
354:Asia
345:Cape
319:and
153:Beam
108:Fate
95:1780
49:Name
942:As
893:or
124:775
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