Devonshire (East Indiaman)

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Four vessels named Devonshire for the British county of Devon, served the British East India Company (EIC) as East Indiamen :

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At least six ships with the name Queen served the Honourable East India Company between 1701 and 1839. Most were East Indiamen:

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Four vessels with the name Princess Royal have served the British East India Company (EIC).

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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.

A number of sailing ships have been named Eliza.

Numerous ships have been named Resolution.

Four ships with the name Henry Addington, named for Henry Addington, Speaker of the House of Commons and Prime Minister of Britain (1801–1804), sailed in the Indian Ocean during the late 18th and early-19th centuries. Two served the British East India Company (EIC) as East Indiamen between 1796 and 1815, and two were country ships. At least two other, smaller vessels named Henry Addington sailed out of Britain. in the early 19th century.

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Several ships have been named Lord Melville after one of the Viscounts Melville:

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