Calcutta (ship)

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Several ships have been named Calcutta for the Indian city of Calcutta:

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A number of ships have been named Asia, including:

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A number of ships with the name Asia served the British East India Company (EIC) as East Indiamen:

A number of sailing ships have been named Eliza.

Caroline was launched at Calcutta in 1805. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). Thereafter, she became a London-based transport, sailing between England and India under a licence from the EIC. She was wrecked in 1816.

Numerous ships have been named Juliana:

Medway was launched at Fort William, Calcutta in 1801. She immediately sailed to Britain under charter to the British East India Company (EIC). There her owners sold her. She traded with Madeira and the Americas before she foundered in 1812.

Coverdale was launched at Whitby in 1795. She made two voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). She then became a West Indiaman. She foundered in 1806 on her way back to England from Jamaica.

HMS Camel was launched in 1812 at Calcutta as Severn. She sailed to England where the navy purchased her for use as a troopship and transport. She had an uneventful naval career and the navy sold her in 1831. Her new owner returned her to her name of Severn. She made one voyage to Bengal and back for the British East India Company (EIC). She continued to trade with India but disappeared circa 1841.

Bulmer was launched in 1809 at Newcastle. She traded generally and served as a transport carrying troops. Then from 1815 on she traded with India. Damage in a storm as she was homeward bound from Bengal resulted in her being condemned in 1821 and sold for breaking up.

Hippolyta, was launched in 1813. She was initially a West Indiaman but then made some voyages to India under a license from the British East India Company. She returned to the West Indies trade and in 1823 wrecked near Boulogne, while sailing from Havana for London.

General Medows was built at Surat in 1790. She was a country ship, that is she traded in the Far East, but did not sail west of the Cape of Good Hope without permission of the British East India Company (EIC). She made two voyages for the EIC and then disappears from currently readily available online resources.

Several ships have borne the name Cambridge for Cambridge:

Stirling was built at Montreal, Quebec. She apparently traded out of Liverpool as a West Indiaman. There is little evidence that she traded as an East Indiaman. She was last listed in 1821 and a vessel named Sterling, sailing out of Quebec, was wrecked in November 1821.

Ajax was launched in 1811 at South Shields. She was initially a London-based transport, but from 1816 became an East Indiaman, sailing between Britain and India. She was condemned at Calcutta in 1822.

Numerous vessels have been named Hope for the emotion or virtue Hope:

Several ships have been named Swallow for the bird Swallow:

Calcutta was launched at Chester in 1817. She was a general trader and in her early years traded with India, sailing under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She suffered a maritime mishap in 1833, but then traded for another 20+ years; she was last listed in 1857 with stale data.