Ganges (1792 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Ganges (Age of Sail merchant ship) and Ganges (East India Company ship).

History
Great Britain
NameGanges
NamesakeGanges
OwnerThomas Patrickson
BuilderIndia
Launched1792[1]
FateNo longer listed in Lloyd's Register for 1803
General characteristics
Tons burthen617,[2] or 700[1] (bm)
Complement80
Armament12 x 6 & 4-pounder guns,[2] or 12 × 6-pounder guns[3][4]
NotesTeak-built[3]

Ganges was a 700-ton (bm) merchantman launched in India in 1792. She made one voyage under contract to the East India Company (EIC), and one in 1797 transporting convicts from England to New South Wales. She disappears from the registers after 1802.

  1. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 232.
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  4. ^ Lloyd's Register (1799), Seq. №12.