Minerva (1786 EIC ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Minerva (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameMinerva
Owner
  • EIC voyages 1–4:Jeremiah Royds
  • EIC voyages 5-6:John Atkins
BuilderPerry, Blackwall
LaunchedNovember 1786
FateLast listed 1805
General characteristics
Tons burthen780,[3] 798,[2] 79823⁄94,[1] or 799[4] (bm)
Length
  • Overall:143 ft 7 in (43.8 m)[1][2]
  • Keel:116 ft 4 in (35.5 m)[1][2]
Beam35 ft 11 in (10.9 m)[1][2]
Depth of hold14 ft 9 in (4.5 m)[1][2]
Complement
Armament
  • 1793:26 × 12&6-pounder guns[4]
  • 1800:20 × 9&6-pounder guns[4]

Minerva was launched as an East Indiaman in 1786. She made seven voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), and one carrying rice from Bengal for the British government. She is last listed in 1805 but with stale data from 1802.

  1. ^ a b c d e Hackman (2001), p. 157.
  2. ^ a b c d e British Library: Minerva (1).
  3. ^ Hardy (1800), p. 217.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Letter of Marque, p.78 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.