Earl of Abergavenny (ship)

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At least two ships, both East Indiamen of the East India Company (EIC), have borne the name Earl of Abergavenny, named for Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny:

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<i>Earl of Abergavenny</i> (1796 EIC ship)

Earl of Abergavenny was an East Indiaman launched in 1796 that was wrecked in Weymouth Bay, England in 1805. She was one of the largest ever built. John Wordsworth was her captain during her last two successful voyages to China. He was also her captain on her fifth voyage and lost his life when she wrecked. Earl of Abergavenny was built in Northfleet, Kent to carry cargo for the British East India Company (EIC). In 1804 she was one of the vessels at the Battle of Pulo Aura, though she did not participate in the action. She sank, with great loss of life, within days of leaving Portsmouth on the outward leg of her fifth voyage.

HMS Abergavenny was originally Earl of Abergavenny, an East Indiaman sailing for the British East India Company (EIC). As an East Indiaman she made two trips to China between 1790 and 1794. The Royal Navy bought her in 1795, converted her to a 56-gun fourth-rate ship of the line, and renamed her. One year later the East India Company built a new and much larger ship which was also named the Earl of Abergavenny and which sank off Weymouth Bay in 1805. HMS Abergavenny was sold for breaking in 1807.

<i>Ceres</i> (1787 EIC ship)

Ceres was an East Indiaman launched in 1787. She made three trips to China for the British East India Company (EIC). After the outbreak of war with France in 1793, the Admiralty, desirous of quickly building up the Royal Navy, purchased a number of commercial vessels, including nine East Indiamen, to meet the need for small two-decker fourth rates to serve as convoy escorts. The Admiralty purchased Ceres in 1795 and renamed her HMS Grampus. In 1797 the Admiralty converted her to a storeship. That year her crew participated in the Spithead and Nore mutinies. Grampus grounded in January 1799 and was destroyed.

Three East Indiamen of the East India Company (EIC), have borne the name Hindostan, after the old name for the Indian subcontinent:

Four vessels named Royal Charlotte, for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of King George III, sailed as East Indiamen for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1762 and 1815:

Some four ships have borne the name Earl of Mornington, named for one or another Earl of Mornington, and two of these ships made voyages for the British East India Company (EIC):

<i>Princess Royal</i> (East Indiaman) List of ships with the same or similar names

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

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.

<i>Houghton</i> (1782 EIC ship)

Houghton was launched in 1782 and made six voyages as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). In 1794 she was part of an EIC squadron that had some success against French privateers and naval vessels in the Sunda Strait, and then in 1796 she participated as a transport in the British capture of St Lucia. She was sold in 1799 and her owner took her out to India to work in the tea trade between India and China. She foundered in 1803.

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.

There have been several ships named Hope:

Several ships have been named Lion for the lion:

Several vessels have been named Prince George:

Several vessels have been named Princess Charlotte for one of the many Princesses Charlotte:

Several vessels have been named Tartar:

Four vessels named Glatton sailed as East Indiamen for the British East India Company (EIC)".

A number of vessels have been named Ranger:

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