York (East Indiaman)

Last updated February 28, 2019

Between 1740 and 1778, four ships named York, for York, served the British East India Company (EIC) as Indiamen:

York is a historic walled city in North Yorkshire, England. At the confluence of the River Ouse and Foss, it is the traditional county town of the historic county of Yorkshire. York Minster and a variety of cultural and sporting activities make it a popular tourist destination.

The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company, Company Bahadur, or simply The Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with Mughal India and the East Indies, and later with Qing China. The company ended up seizing control over large parts of the Indian subcontinent, colonised parts of Southeast Asia, and colonised Hong Kong after a war with Qing China.

York (1740 EIC ship) made four voyages for the EIC before she was broken up in 1751.
York (1753 EIC ship) made two voyages for the EIC before she stranded and broke up in 1758.
York (1760 EIC ship) made four voyages for the EIC. She was sold in 1772 and was last listed in 1779.
York (1773 EIC ship) made five voyages for the EIC. She was sold in 1788 and served as a transport until 1794.

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.

In addition:

York (1819 ship) made one voyage for the EIC between 1819 and 1820.
Pigot (1763 EIC ship) was renamed York after she was sold and was still sailing under that name until 1782.

York was a sailing ship built in 1819 at Southwick. She made one voyage to Bombay for the British East India Company (EIC) in 1820. She made three voyages transporting convicts to Australia between 1829 and 1832. She was condemned and sold for breaking up in 1833 at Mauritius.

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