Streatham (1805 EIC ship)

History
United Kingdom
NameStreatham
Owner
  • EIC voyage 1:1 William Borradaile
  • EIC voyages 2-7: Richardson Borradaile
BuilderDudman, Deptford
Launched13 April 1805[1]
FateSold for breaking up in 1821
General characteristics [2]
TypeEast Indiaman
Tons burthen819,[2] or 81970⁄94[1] or 861[3] (bm)
Length
  • 143 ft 11 in (43.9 m) (overall)
  • 116 ft 2+1⁄2 in (35.4 m) (keel)
Beam36 ft 5 in (11.1 m)
Depth of hold14 ft 9 in (4.5 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement
  • Letter of marque: 110[3]
  • 1809: 133 – 44 Britons, 40 lascars, 33 Chinese, and 16 foreigners[4]
Armament30 × 18-pounder guns[3]
NotesThree decks

Streatham was launched in 1805 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made seven voyages for the EIC. On her second voyage the French captured her, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her some months later. She was broken up in 1821.

  1. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p.197.
  2. ^ a b British Library: Streatham (4).
  3. ^ a b c Letter of Marque, p.88 - accessed 25 July 2017.
  4. ^ Robert Houghton: A Peoples' History 1793 – 1844 from the newspapers: Prize-taking. Accessed 21 April 2018.