Ship
Albion
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ID
1267
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Summary
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Built |
Rig |
Type |
Tons
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EIC Service
Period |
EIC
Voyages |
Crew |
Guns |
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1792 |
Ship |
ES |
430 |
1797-1798 |
1 |
45 |
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Shipbuilder
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Where Built
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Date of Launch
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F W Hurry |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Unknown |
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Dimensions
& Construction
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3 decks, 3in bottom, length 109ft 4in, keel 86ft 9½in, breadth 30ft 6½in, hold 12ft 11in, wing transom 16ft 10in, waist 3in, between decks 5ft 2in & 5ft 6in, ports 8 upper
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Ship History
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| 1792 | Launched at Newcastle-upon-Tyne by F W Hurry for own account.
| | 1797 | Repaired by Perry. and measured.
| | 1797 | Taken up as an Extra Ship for East India Company service.
| | 1799 | Sent out to Calcutta for the local trade.
| | 1807 | Destroyed by fire at Calcutta.
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| East India Company voyages and captains |
Voyage
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Ended
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Captain's Name
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| 1 | 1797 | 1798 | John Parsons |
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Ship Owners
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- F W Hurry 1792-1807 Was also the shipbuilder.
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References
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- Anthony J Farrington, Catalogue of East India Company Ships' Journals and Logs 1600-1834, 1999, British Library, 0712346465, p12
- Rowan Hackman, Ships of the East India Company, 2001, World Ship Society, 0905617967, p221
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