Indian Trader (ship)

Last updated February 04, 2025

A small number of vessels have borne the name Indian Trader:

Indian Trader (1791 ship) made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). She was on her second voyage for the EIC when a French privateer captured her. The British recaptured her and she returned to merchant service, sailing to the Americas. She was lost c.1830.
Indian Trader (1819 ship) was launched in 1819 at Howrah and wrecked in 1822 on the west coast of Sumatra.

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Indian Trader was launched in 1791. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). She was on her second voyage when a French privateer captured her. The British recaptured her and she returned to merchant service, sailing to the Americas. She was lost c. 1830.

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