Britannia (Ship)

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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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referencedIn Fergie, Henry Penketh, 1829-1896. Diary. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Port of New York Authority. Passanger list, 1840. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Perseverance (Ship : 1795-1827). Perseverance (Ship : 1795-1827) logbook, 1800-1801. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Britannia: Journal British Library
referencedIn Britannia: Journal British Library
referencedIn Britannia: Journal, Chief Mate John Johnson British Library
referencedIn Fernald, Joseph, b. 1830. Joseph Fernald papers, 1863-1865 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Huse, Samuel, Lt. Letterbook, 1863 May-1864 Dec. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Britannia (Ship). Britannia (Ship) logbook, 1792-1795. Peabody Essex Museum
creatorOf Britannia (Ship). Mustering book, 1773. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Britannia: Journal British Library
referencedIn Davenport, Sara. Letter [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Britannia: Journal British Library
referencedIn Britannia: Journal British Library
referencedIn Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph manuscript signed : to Captain of the Britannia, 1842 Jan. 21. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Britannia: Journal British Library
referencedIn Unknown. Fiji Papers, n.d. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Young, Pelham C. Journals [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
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associatedWith Davenport, Sara. person
associatedWith Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. person
associatedWith Favorite (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Fergie, Henry Penketh, 1829-1896. person
associatedWith Fernald, Joseph, b. 1830. person
associatedWith Hunter (Vessel) corporateBody
associatedWith Huse, Samuel, Lt. person
associatedWith Murray, R. person
associatedWith Perseverance (Ship : 1795-1827) corporateBody
associatedWith Peters, James. person
associatedWith Port of New York Authority. corporateBody
associatedWith Raven, William. person
associatedWith Sally (Vessel) corporateBody
associatedWith Unknown. family
associatedWith Young, Pelham C. person
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