Britannia (Ship)

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Dates:
Active 1792
Active 1795

Biographical notes:

Extra ship, measured 1786, 2 decks, 3in bottom, length 97ft 10in, keel 77ft 3in, breadth 27ft 3in, hold 12ft, wing transom 17ft, between decks 5ft 11in, 305 tons. Voyages: (1) From Bengal 1786. Capt Thomas Dennett. Calcutta 28 Nov 1785 - Diamond Harbour 4 Jan 1786 - 2 Mar Cape - 23 Mar St Helena - 15 May Plymouth - 8 Jun Deptford. (2) From China 1798. Capt Thomas Dennett. Macao 16 Oct 1797 - 2 Dec Whampoa - Macao 28 Mar 1798 - 25 Jul False Bay - 8 Sep Cape - 17 Nov St Helena - 4 Feb 1799 Downs.

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Voyages: (1) 1795/6 Bengal. Capt Thomas Nixon. Yarmouth 20 Sep 1795 - 22 Feb 1796 Calcutta - 31 Mar Culpee - 19 Apr Saugor - 22 Jul St Helena - 15 Sep Downs.

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Voyages: (1) From Madras 1800. Capt E H Palmer. Madras 16 Apr 1800 - 8 Jul St Helena - 23 Sep Downs. (2) From Bengal 1802. Capt Benjamin Stout. Calcutta 28 Oct 1801 - 5 Dec Kedgeree 4 Jan 1802 - 7 Feb Cape - 26 Mar St Helena - 29 May Downs.

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Voyages: (1) From China 1796. Capt William Layman. Bombay 24 Nov 1795 - 2 Dec Calicut - 10 Dec Anjengo - 29 Apr 1796 Whampoa - 28 Jun Macao - 20 Nov St Helena - 9 Feb 1797 Downs.

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