British Merchant east indiaman 'Duke of Sussex' (1826)

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Duke of Sussex	29434
Nominal Guns	Unknown	EICS
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	East India Company
Launched	14.12.1826	EICS
How acquired	Purpose built	EICS
Shipyard	Unknown	EICS
Category	Merchant	EICS
Ship Type	East Indiaman	EICS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	EICS
Sold for Break Up	1839	ref:1381

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentIORMAR
Length of Gundeck166' 1"Imperial Feet50.5972
Length of Keel133' 6 ⅛"Imperial Feet40.5416
Breadth43' 4 ½"Imperial Feet13.1191
Burthen1,336Tons BM
Height Between Decks17' 2"Imperial Feet5.1889

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1826/12/14 - 1834IORMAR

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
26.2.1827 - 14.6.1834Captain (HEIC)IORMAR

Notes on Ship

EIC JournalIORMAR

Built by Thames Shipbuilding Co, launched 14 Dec 1826, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 166ft 1in, keel 133ft 6 1/8in, breadth 43ft 4½in, hold 17ft 2in, wing transom 26ft 2½in, port cell 29ft 7in, waist 1ft 4in, between decks 6ft 8in & 6ft 5in, roundhouse 6ft 3in, ports 14 middle & 13 upper, deck range 97ft 6in, 1336 tons.

Principal Managing Owner: Stewart Marjoribanks.

Voyages:

(1) 1826/7 China. Capt Walter Horrocks Whitehead. Downs 26 Apr 1827 14 Aug Penang - 4 Sep Malacca - 9 Sep Singapore - 1 Oct Whampoa - 10 Feb 1828 Second Bar - 19 Apr St Helena - 9 Jun Blackwall.

(2) 1828/9 Bombay and China. Capt Walter Horrocks Whitehead. Downs 1 Mar 1829 - 2 Jun Bombay - 26 Aug Urmston's Bay - 22 Jan 1830 Lintin - 10 Feb Whampoa - 28 Feb Second Bar - 23 May St Helena - 6 Jul Blackwall.

(3) 1830/1 Bombay and China. Capt Walter Horrocks Whitehead. Torbay 18 Feb 1831 - 31 May Bombay - 21 Aug Singapore - 10 Sep Whampoa - 10 Nov Second Bar - 28 Jan 1832 St Helena - 21 Mar Blackwall.

(4) 1832/3 Bombay and China. Capt Walter Horrocks Whitehead. Downs 16 Jan 1833 - 15 May Bombay - 16 Jul Penang - 4 Aug Singapore - 1 Sep Whampoa - 9 Dec Second Bar - 1 Mar 1834 Cape - 20 Mar St Helena - 19 May Blackwall.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

ref:1381Rowan HackmanBook

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Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Thursday 31st of October 2019 17:40

London Courier and Evening Gazette - Saturday 16 December 1826

Thursday, vessel ot 1,400 ton* burden, built by Messrs. Gordon, the ship builders, of Deptford was launched from the yard atth.it place. The vessel to which the name of the Sussex.” had been given was built the above firm fur the Hast India Company, for the purpose of replacing the Kent, which was recently destroyed by hre in the Bay of Biscay, her outward-bound passage. The day was extremely propitious, and, it being understood that his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was to he present, an immense concourse of spectators assembled lo witness the ceremony. About half-past one, bis Royal Highness, accompanied by imveral noblemen and gentlemen, arrived, and they by Mr. Gordon and others of the firm,

Posted by AvM on Thursday 31st of October 2019 17:37

DUKE OF SUSSEX. Ship. 1826-1834.
1336 bm. 133'7 x 43'5 x 17'2 14.12.1826: Launched by the Thames Shipbuilding Co., Deptford, for Stewart
Marjoribanks. Captain William H.Whitehead.
1) 26.4.1827 - 8.6.1828: China direct.
2) 1.3.1829 - 5.7.1830: Bombay and China.
3) 18.2.1831 - 21.3.1832: Bombay and China.
4) 16.1.1833 - 18.5.1834: Bombay and China.
1834 - 1839: Continued trading to India and the Far East for the same owner.
1839: Sold for breaking up

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