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Earl of Ashburnham | 29562 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | Unknown | EICS | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 1761 | EICS | |
| First Commissioned | 1762 | EICS | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | EICS | |
| Shipyard | Deptford - London | IORMAR | |
| Constructor | John Wells (d.1794) | IORMAR | |
| Category | Merchant | EICS | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | ||
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | ||
| Last known | 1777 | EICS | |
Built by Wells, launched 1761, 3 decks, 3in bottom, keel 112ft 2½in, 777 tons.
Principal Managing Owners:
1 John Hallett
2-4 John Durand.
Voyages:
(1) 1761/2 Bengal. Capt Thomas Pearce. Portsmouth 6 May 1762 - 1 Sep Delagoa Bay - 25 Dec Kedgeree - 20 Sep 1763 Ingeli - 16 Jan 1764 Cape - 26 Feb St Helena - 5 May Erith.
(2) 17656 Madras and China. Capt Thomas Pearce. Portsmouth 24 Dec 1765 - 13 Mar 1766 Cape - 16 Jun Madras - 6 Oct Whampoa - 30 Jan 1767 Second Bar - 9 May St Helena - 27 Jul Erith.
(3) 1768/9 Madras and China. Capt Richard Peirce. Downs 18 Jan 1769 - 31 May Madras - 18 Sep Whampoa - 4 Jan 1770 Second Bar - 14 May St Helena - 1 Aug Erith.
(4) Madras and China. Capt Richard Peirce. Portsmouth 16 Jan 1772 - 25 Jun Madras - 26 Aug Malacca - 8 Oct Whampoa - 26 Jan 1773 Second Bar - 18 Apr Cape - 10 May St Helena - 3 Aug Gravesend.
(5) 1773/4 Bengal. Capt Martin Waghorn. Portsmouth 19 Nov 1773 as transport with HMS Salisbury and Seahorse under Commodore Sir Edward Hughes - Calcutta - 7 Jan 1777 - left Bengal 11 Apr - 3 Aug St Helena - 15 Dec Erith.