Hinchinbrooke (ship)

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Several ships have been named Hinchinbrooke, or Hinchinbrook, or Hinchinbroke, or Hinchenbrook.

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Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hinchinbrook.

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Hinchinbrooke was the Spanish ship San Carlos that Admiral Rodney's squadron captured on 8 January 1780. She was sold as a prize and in 1781 commenced a voyage as an "extra" ship of the British East India Company. During the voyage a French squadron captured her at the Battle of Porto Praya, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her within a day or so. She was lost in the Hooghly River in 1783 on her return voyage to Britain.

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Hinchinbroke, of 180 tons (bm), was a packet for the Post Office Packet Service, launched near Falmouth and operating out of Falmouth, Cornwall. She was launched on 6 November 1812 at Mr. Bligh's Yard, near Falmouth. She was under the command of Captain James, whom the Postmaster General had promoted for his "uniformly good and successful conduct while Master of the Marlborough."

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