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Edmund and George (1788 ship)

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History
Great Britain
NameEdmund and George
BuilderLaunched by Peter Everitt Mestaer, King and Queen Dock, Rotherhithe
Launched24 October 1788
FateCaptured 1797
General characteristics
TypeShip
Tons burthen343 (bm)
Length104 ft 0 in (31.7 m)
Beam28 ft 8 in (8.7 m)
PropulsionSail
Armament10 × 6-pounder guns

Edmund and George (or Edmund & George), was launched on the Thames River in 1788 as a West Indiaman. Then in 1796 she made one voyage to Bengal for the British East India Company (EIC). The French captured her while she was homeward-bound.

Edmund and George appeared in the 1789 issue of Lloyd's Register with T. Rainey, master, J. Christie, owner, and trade London—St Kitts.

Lloyd's Register for 1796 shows her master as J. Findlay, changing to T. Mead, and her owner as Bridgeman, changing to J. Annen & Co. Her trade is London—Jamaica, changing to London—India.

Edmund and George sailed for Bengal on 11 August 1796. Her master was T. Meed, or T. Mead. As she was returning to England from Bengal the French captured her. The EIC valued the cargo it had lost in Edmund and George's capture at £6,100.

Citations

  1. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 230.
  2. ^ ‘’Lloyd’s Register’’ №E58.
  3. ^ Lloyd's Register (1796), №E56.
  4. House of Commons (1830), p. 979.

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