See also
This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
A number of ships with the name Alexander served the British East India Company (EIC) as East Indiamen:
Britannia may refer to any one of a large number of ships:
At least four ships with the name Ocean served the Honourable East India Company as an East Indiaman between 1788 and 1810:
A number of sailing vessels were named Alexander:
Numerous ships with the name Phoenix, for the constellation or the mythical bird, have sailed for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1680 and 1821:
Six vessels with the name Royal George made voyages for the British East India Company, and so may be referred to as East Indiamen. The company actually owned one, four were on long-term charter, and one was a one-voyage charter. The vessels were named in honour of one or more of the British kings whose name was George.
Neptune, may refer to a number of sailing ships named for Neptune, the god of freshwater and the sea in Roman mythology:
Many ships have been named Princess Royal, including:
A number of ships with the name Asia served the British East India Company (EIC) as East Indiamen:
Numerous British vessels that have served the British East India Company (EIC) have borne the name Prince of Wales, after the then current Prince of Wales, the title borne by the heir-presumptive to the throne of the United Kingdom.
Multiple British vessels have been named King George for one of the members of the British monarchs:
A number of sailing ships have been named Eliza.
Several vessels have been named Harriet, or Harriot:
Numerous vessels have borne the name Fame:
Several ships have been named Lord Melville after one of the Viscounts Melville:
Several vessels have been named William Pitt for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), a.k.a. William Pitt the Elder, British prime minister (1766–1768) or William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), son of the above and British prime minister.
Lord Forbes was launched at Chester in 1803 as a West Indiaman. She soon became an "armed defense ship", but by 1805 had returned to being a West Indiaman. She made two voyages as an "extra" ship for the British East India Company (EIC). She continued trading with India until 1817 when she sustained damage on her way to Bengal. There she was surveyed, condemned and sold.
Several vessels have been named Paragon:
Several vessels have been named Milford.
Several vessels have been named Duke of Buccleugh for the Duke of Buccleuch:
Several sailing vessels have been named Indus, after the Indus River, or the constellation Indus: