Thames (5) (Ship : active 1819-1834)

Built by Barnard, launched 1819, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 166ft 3¼in, keel 133ft 10in, breadth 42ft 2¾in, hold 17ft 1in, wing transom 26ft, port cell 29ft 6in, waist 1ft 4in, between decks 6ft 8in & 6ft 6in, roundhouse 6ft 6½in, ports 14 middle & 13 upper, deck range 97ft 6in, 1330 tons. Principal Managing Owners: 1-6 Henry Blanshard, 7 Joseph Somes. Voyages: (1) 1819/20 Bombay and China. Capt Charles Henry Le Blanc. Downs 27 Dec 1819 - 1 May 1820 Bombay - 10 Jun Penang - 20 Aug Whampoa - Second Bar 22 Nov - 9 Feb 1821 St Helena - 10 Apr Downs. (2) 1821/2 Bengal and China. Capt William Haviside. Downs 30 Jan 1822 - went on shore off Beachy Head 3 Feb, returned to Thames - Downs 3 Aug 1822 - 1 Jan 1823 New Anchorage 14 Mar - 1 May Malacca - 10 Jun Whampoa - Second Bar 24 Jul - 26 Oct Cape - 17 Nov St Helena - 4 Jan 1824 Downs. (3) 1823/4 China. Capt William Haviside. Downs 30 Apr 1824 - 25 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 29 Jan 1825 - 11 Apr St Helena - 5 Jun Downs. (4) 1825/6 Bengal and China. Capt William Haviside. Downs 20 Jan 1826 - 5 May New Anchorage - 12 Jul Cheduba - 7 Aug New Anchorage - 1 Oct Penang - 30 Dec Whampoa - Second Bar 8 Mar 1827 - 5 Jul St Helena - 10 Sep Downs. (5) 1828/9 Madras and China. Capt James Keith Forbes. Downs 10 Mar 1829 - 15 Jun Madras - 27 Aug Malacca - 2 Sep Singapore - 15 Sep 'Toun-koo' - 17 Nov 'Capsingmoon Passage' - 9 Feb 1830 Whampoa - Second Bar 17 Mar - 24 Jun St Helena - 2 Aug Downs. (6) 1830/1 Madras, Bengal and China. Capt James Keith Forbes. Downs 25 Jan 1831 - 11 May Madras - 20 May Saugor 24 Jul - 2 Aug Penang - 6 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 14 Nov - 27 Jan 1832 St Helena - 14 Mar Downs. (7) 1832/3 Bombay and China. Capt John Rhodes Pidding. Portsmouth 21 Feb 1833 - 23 May Bombay 20 Jul - 2 Sep Singapore - 26 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 27 Nov - 25 Jan 1834 Cape - 12 Feb St Helena - 2 Apr Downs.

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