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Busbridge | 29125 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | Unknown | EICS | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 28.1.1782 | EICS | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | EICS | |
| Shipyard | Blackwall Yard - Blackwall | EICS | |
| Constructor | John Perry (1743-1810) | EICS | |
| Category | Merchant | EICS | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | EICS | |
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | EICS | |
| Sold for Break Up | 1805 | EICS | |
Built by Perry, launched 1781, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 143ft 10in, keel 116ft 9in, breadth 35ft 3in, hold 14ft 9in, wing transom 23ft 8in, port cell 26ft 2in, between decks 6ft & 6ft 3in, roundhouse 6ft 4in, ports 13 middle & upper, 771 tons.
Principal Managing Owners:
1-6 Robert Preston,
7 Samuel Dobrée.
Voyages:
(1) 1781/2 Madras and Bengal. Capt Alexander Tod. Portsmouth 11 Sep 1782 - 7 Aug 1784 Downs.
(2) 1784/5 China. Capt Thomas Robertson. Downs 15 Mar 1785 - 24 Sep Whampoa - left China 28 Jan 1786 - 2 May St Helena - 10 Jul Long Reach.
(3) 1786/7 Madras and Bengal. Capt Thomas Robertson. Downs 19 Feb 1787 - 6 Jun Madras - 27 Jun Diamond Harbour - 16 Nov Cox's Island - 6 Jan 1788 Madras - 2 Mar St Helena - 29 Apr Long Reach.
(4) 1788/9 Madras and Bengal. Capt Thomas Robertson. Downs 7 Mar 1789 - 24 Jun Madras - 3 Jul Diamond Harbour - 23 Nov Cox's Island - 14 Dec Saugor - 2 Mar 1790 St Helena - 1 May Long Reach.
(5) 1791/2 Madras and Bengal. Capt Thomas Robertson. Downs 15 Apr 1792 - 25 Aug Madras - 19 Sep Diamond Harbour - 7 Feb 1793 Saugor - 22 May St Helena - 24 Aug Long Reach.
(6) 1793/4 Madras and Bengal. Capt Samuel Mitland. Portsmouth 2 May 1794 - 11 Sep Madras - 15 Oct Diamond Harbour - 31 Dec Saugor - 3 Mar 1795 Madras - 24 May St Helena - 19 Oct Long Reach.
(7) 1795/6 Bengal, Madras and Penang. Capt John Dobrée. Portsmouth 11 Aug 1796 - 18 Nov Cape - 28 Feb 1797 Kedgeree - 2 Apr Diamond Harbour - 29 Aug Madras - 17 Sep Penang - 9 Dec Madras - 29 Feb 1798 Calcutta - 5 Jul Diamond Harbour - 10 Aug Saugor - 2 Oct Madras - 3 Jan 1799 Cape - 8 Feb St Helena - 15 Jul Long Reach.