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Duke of Sussex | 29434 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | Unknown | EICS | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| 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 | |
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.