| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Lapwing |
| Namesake | Lapwing |
| Operator | British East India Company |
| Builder | Thomas Bronsdon, Deptford[1] |
| Launched | 28 June 1743[1] |
| Fate | Sold 1751 |
| Notes | One of four vessels that Brondson built as fast sailing packets<[1] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Tons burthen | 260,[2] or 300[3] (bm) |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament | 14 guns |
Lapwing was one of four fast-sailing packet ships that Thomas Bronsdon of Deptford built for the British East India Company (EIC). She was launched in 1743 and made five trips for the company before the EIC sold her in 1751.
- ^ a b c Hackman (2001), p. 140.
- ^ a b British Library: Lapwing (1).
- ^ Hardy (1800), pp. 16–7.