Earl of Abergavenny (1796 EIC ship)

The Earl of Abergavenny East Indiaman, off Southsea, 1801, by Thomas Luny
History
British East India Company
Name	Earl of Abergavenny
Namesake	Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny
Owner	William Dent
Builder	Pitcher, Northfleet
Launched	15 December 1796[1]
Fate	Wrecked Weymouth Bay, 5 February 1805
General characteristics
Tons burthen	1,46017⁄94,[1] or 1,498 (bm)
Length	176 ft 11 in (53.9 m) (overall), 143 ft 11+1⁄2 in (43.9 m) (keel)
Beam	43 ft 8 in (13.3 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 6 in (5.3 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	Voyages #1-3: 110 men Voyages #4 & 5:140 men
Armament	1st Letter of Marque: 32 × 12 & 9-pounder guns 2nd Letter of Marque: 32 × 18 & 9 & 6-pounder guns 3rd Letter of Marque: 32 × 18 & 12 & 9-pounder guns

Earl of Abergavenny was an East Indiaman launched in 1796 that was wrecked in Weymouth Bay, England in 1805. She was one of the largest East Indiamen ever built. John Wordsworth was her captain during her last two successful voyages to China. He was also her captain on her fifth voyage and lost his life when she wrecked. Earl of Abergavenny was built in Northfleet, Kent to carry cargo for the British East India Company (EIC). In 1804 she was one of the vessels at the Battle of Pulo Aura, though she did not participate in the action. She sank, with great loss of life, within days of leaving Portsmouth on the outward leg of her fifth voyage.