Ganges (1806 ship)

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

History
NameGanges
NamesakeGanges
BuilderMichael Smith, Calcutta[1][2]
Launched30 September 1806[2]
FateLast listed in 1846
General characteristics
Tons burthen40011⁄94,[3][2] or 401,[4] or 412,[1] or 418, or 419, or 449[5][4](bm)
Length108 ft 6 in (33.1 m)[2]
Beam30 ft 2 in (9.2 m)[2]
Armament
  • 1811:16 × 9-pounder guns ("of the New Construction")
  • 1815:2 × 12-pounder carronades
NotesTeak

Ganges was launched at Calcutta in 1806. In 1807 or 1809 a French privateer captured her. The British Royal Navy recaptured her the next year. She assumed British Registry in 1812, but had traded out of London since late 1810 or early 1811. By 1820 she was trading between London and Bengal. She was last listed in 1846.

  1. ^ a b Phipps (1840), p. 102.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hackman (2001), p. 278.
  3. ^ House of Commons (1814), p. 87.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RS1815 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1810 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).