Coutts (1797 EIC ship)

History
Great Britain
Owner
OperatorBritish East India Company
BuilderRandall, Rotherhithe[1]
Launched13 February 1797[2]
FateBroken up in 1815
General characteristics
TypeEast Indiaman
Tons burthen1200 (chartered tonnage); 1451,[1] or 145135⁄94,[2] or 1504,[3] (bm)
Length
  • 176 ft 11 in (53.9 m) (overall)
  • 114 ft 2+1⁄2 in (34.8 m) (keel)
Beam43 ft 6 in (13.3 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 6 in (5.3 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement
Armament
  • 1797:30 × 12-pounder guns[3]
  • 1803:32 × 12&6-pounder guns[3]
  • 1805:32 × 12&6-pounder guns[3]
  • 1809:32 × 12&6-pounder guns[3]

Coutts was launched in 1797 and made eight voyages to India and China for the British East India Company (EIC). She participated in two notable engagements, the action of 4 August 1800, and the battle of Pulo Aura. She was broken up in 1815.

  1. ^ a b c d British Library: Coutts.
  2. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 85.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Register of Letters of Marque against France 1793–1815"; p. 57 Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine