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EIC voyage #1 (1786-1787)
Captain John Atkinson Blanshard sailed from The Downs on 13 March 1786, bound for Bombay. Rockingham reached São Tiago on 13 April and arrived at Bombay on 19 July. She visited Surat on 27 October, returned to Bombay on 8 November, visited Tellicherry on 26 November, and returned to Bombay on 7 December. [2] She was expected to return to England on 18 February 1787. [4] On her way home she reached St Helena on 8 June and arrived at The Downs on 12 August. [2]
EIC voyage #2 (1789-1790)
Captain Blanshard sailed from The Downs on 3 January 1789, bound for Madras and China. Rockingham reached São Tiago on 27 January, and Madras on 2 June. She was at Penang on 9 August and arrived at Whampoa Anchorage on 22 September. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 3 January 1790, reached St Helena on 15 March, and arrived at The Downs on 21 May. [2]
EIC voyage #3 (1792-1793)
Captain Blanshard sailed from the Downs on 2 January 1792, bound for Bombay and China. Rockingham reached Bombay on 23 May, and arrived at Whampoa on 21 September. She crossed the Second Bar on 26 November, reached St Helena on 24 March 1793, and arrived at the Portsmouth on 9 June. [2]
EIC voyage #4 (1794-1795)
War with France had broken out in 1793. Captain the Honourable Hugh Lindsay acquired a letter of marque on 3 January 1794. [3]
The British government held Rockingham at Portsmouth, together with a number of other Indiamen in anticipation of using them as transports for an attack on Île de France (Mauritius). It gave up the plan and released the vessels in May 1794. It paid £2,687 10s for having delayed her departure by 129 days.
Captain Lindsay sailed from Portsmouth on 2 May, bound for Madras and Bengal. Rockingham reached Madras on 3 September, and arrived at Diamond Harbour on 22 September. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 28 January 1795, Madras on 26 March, and St Helena on 13 August. [2] On 3 September she sailed from St Helena. She sailed together with Boddam, Indian Trader, and Latona, and a number of other vessels, all under the escort of HMS Hector. [5] Rockingham arrived at Portsmouth on 19 November. [2]
EIC voyage #5 (1796-1797)
Captain Lindsay sailed from Portsmouth on 27 June 1796, bound for Madras. Rockingham reached the Cape of Good Hope on 19 September and arrived at Madras on 9 January 1797. Homeward bound, she was at Trincomalee on 11 April and Simons Bay on 12 July. She reached St Helena on 11 September and arrived at The Downs on 14 December. [2]
EIC voyage #6 (1798-1799)
Captain Edward Harriman acquired a letter of marque on 23 March 1798. [3] He sailed from Portsmouth on 8 June, bound for Bombay, which he reached on 21 September. Rockingham visited Cannanore on 13 November, before returning to Bombay on 30 December. On her homeward voyage she was at Sr Helena on 1 May 1799 and arrived at The Downs on 13 July. [2]
EIC voyage #7 (1800-1802)
Captain Thomas Butler (or Butter) acquired a letter of marque on 10 April 1800. He sailed from Torbay on 27 May, bound for Madras and Bombay. Rockingham arrived at Madras on 5 December, and Bombay on 2 April 1801. [2] In Bombay, the Government engaged Rockingham as a storeship supporting Major-General Sir David Baird's expedition to the Red Sea and then Egypt to help General Ralph Abercromby expel the French there.
By 16 May Rockingham was at Mokha. [2] At 8pm on 8 June, Rockingham grounded on a shoal in the Red Sea. The shoal was about 11 leagues — 33 nautical miles (61 km; 38 mi) — from the coast and its southern point was at 20°16′N39°39′E / 20.267°N 39.650°E / 20.267; 39.650 ; the British thereafter called the shoal "Rockingham Shoal". [6] Rockingham received great damage, had to be towed off, and by 22 June she was at Jiddah, which is about 80 nautical miles (148 km; 92 mi) north-northwest of the shoal. A letter from Jeddah dated 24 June reported that Rockingham had struck on a sunken rock and would have to return to Bombay for repairs. [7] She returned to Mokha on 14 August. [2]
Rockingham left Bombay on 15 November bound for Anjengo and Mahé. She was in company with several other Indiamen: Fort William, Worcester, Airly Castle, Lord Hawkesbury, and Phoenix. [8] Rockingham reached Tellicherry on 23 November and Cochin by 31 December. By 4 January 1802 Rockingham was at Anjengo. She reached St Helena by 5 April and The Downs by 8 June. [2]
Warley, launched in 1796, was one of the British East India Company's (EIC), larger and more famous East Indiamen. She made nine voyages to the East between 1796 and 1816, most direct to China. In 1804 she participated in the Battle of Pulo Aura. In 1816, the company sold her for breaking up.
Royal Admiral was an East Indiaman, launched in 1777 on the River Thames. She made eight trips for the East India Company (EIC) before she was sold. She then continued to trade. She made two trips carrying convicts from England to Australia, one as an East Indiaman in 1791, and a second in 1800. On this second voyage as a convict transport she was present at a notable naval action.
Albion was an East Indiaman of the British East India Company (EIC). She made eight voyages for the EIC before she was sold to the British government in 1810 for service as a troopship. She was lost at sea in 1816.
York was launched in 1773 as an East Indiaman' She then made five voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1773 and 1787. She then became a general merchantman and was last listed in 1794.
Experiment was launched in 1802 and was immediately taken up by the British East India Company (EIC), as an "extra ship" on a multi-voyage charter. She made three voyages for the EIC and disappeared without a trace while homeward bound on her fourth voyage in the same storm that claimed two other East Indiamen.
Northumberland was launched in 1780 to serve as a regular ship of the British East India Company (EIC). She made six voyages for the EIC between 1780 and 1797. She was sold in 1797 for breaking up.
Earl St Vincent was launched on the Thames in 1799. Between 1800 and 1813 she made seven voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), primarily to India, though on one voyage she reached Canton. In 1813 she was sold for breaking up.
Airly Castle, was launched in 1787. She made eight voyages as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1788 and 1808. In 1795 she participated in the capture of seven Dutch East Indiamen near St Helena. After her eight voyages she may have served briefly as a general transport before she was sold for breaking up in 1810. She was not broken up but instead served as a transport for several years.
Ponsborne was launched in 1779 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made six voyages for the EIC before she was wrecked in 1796 at Grenada after having landed troops there.
Raymond was launched in 1782 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made six voyages for the EIC and participated as a transport in Admiral Hugh Cloberry Christian's expedition in 1795–96 to the West Indies. The French captured her in 1798. American owners purchased her, renamed her Orion, and sailed her from Mauritius to Boston in 1799.
Woodcot was launched in 1786 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made four voyages for the EIC. The French captured her in 1798 at Tellicherry as she was homeward bound from her fifth voyage. American owners purchased her, renamed her Berkshire, and sailed her to Bombay in 1799.
Huddart was launched in 1803 as an East Indiaman. She made eight voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), between 1803 and 1818. In 1810-1811 she participated as a transport in two British military campaigns. In 1818 new owners deployed her in sailing to Canada. She was wrecked there in 1821.
Dublin was launched in 1784 as an East Indiaman. She made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), to India and China. On her last voyage for the EIC she recaptured a country ship. Her owners sold Dublin in 1800 and she became a West Indiaman, but apparently was lost on her first voyage.
Duke of Montrose was launched in 1785 as an East Indiaman. She made eight voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). She then briefly became a troop transport, sailing to the West Indies. She was sold in 1811 for breaking up.
Essex was launched in 1780 as an East Indiaman. She made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). On her first voyage she was present at an inconclusive battle with the French, and later as a second inconclusive engagement with a French frigate.
Europa was launched in 1781 as an East Indiaman. She made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). She was probably broken up in 1798.
Manship was launched in 1785 as an East Indiaman. She made six voyages as a "regular ship" for the British East India Company (EIC). Her owners sold her in 1801 and she then made one voyage for the EIC as an "extra ship" on a voyage charter. Her owners sold her to the British government in 1803 for use as a powder hulk. In June 1795 Manship shared with several other Indiamen and the Royal Navy in the capture of eight Dutch East Indiamen off St Helena.
General Eliott was launched in 1782 as the East Indiaman Fletcher, but was renamed before completion to honour General Elliott's defence of Gibraltar. She made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) and one voyage as a transport for a naval expedition. She then became a West Indiaman until she was sold for breaking up in 1802.
Defence was launched in 1735 at Deptford. She made three voyages to India, the Red Sea, and China for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1736 and 1743 before she was sold out of the EIC's service
Worcester was launched in 1785 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made eight voyages to India and China for the EIC and participated as a transport in two naval expeditions before she was sold in 1809 for breaking up.
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