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Admiral Rainier

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Nominal Guns22BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorEast India Company
Launched1798BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1799BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardCalcutta - Bengal - Hooghly BWAS-1793
Constructor
Hudson, Bacon and co.British
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryMerchantBWAS-1793
Ship TypeEast IndiamanBWAS-1793
Bought by the Navy30.5.1804BWAS-1793
Becomes
British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Hindostan' (1804) (52) 1804-1855
British 52 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1819 Renamed "Dolphin"
1831 Renamed "Justitia"

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck158' 6"Imperial Feet48.161 
Length of Keel121' 9"Imperial Feet36.8917 
Breadth37' 0"Imperial Feet11.2776 
Burthen886 5494Tons BM 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.180180 W1812P

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 1802Unknown
William LayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1802
W1812P

Service History


DateEventSource
9.1.1801Issued with a Letter-of-MarqueW1812P


Notes on Ship


JournalIORMAR

Built by Hudson & Bacon at Calcutta 1798, 511 tons. Sold in England for a store ship.

Voyages:

(1) From Bengal 1799. Capt William Lay. Calcutta 28 Dec 1799 - 15 Jun 1800 St Helena - 2 Sep Falmouth - 5 Oct Deptford.

(2) From Bengal 1803. Calcutta 1 Jan 1803 - 1 Feb Kedgeree - 16 Jul St Helena - 27 Sep Gravesend.



 
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