Thames (1796 EIC ship)

History
Great Britain
OwnerAbel Chapman
OperatorEast India Company
BuilderPerry, Sons & Green, Blackwall
Launched22 April 1796
FateBroken up in 1816
General characteristics
Tons burthen1432,[1] or 14321594,[2] or 1487[3] (bm)
Complement
Armament
  • 1796: 36 × 12&9-pounder guns[3]
  • 1804:36 × 9&12-pounder guns[3]
  • 1806:36 × 12&9-pounder guns[3]

Thames was launched on the Thames in 1796 as an East Indiaman. She made eight voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). She was sold for breaking up in 1816.

  1. ^ British Library: Thames (2).
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 202.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Letter of Marque, p. 89 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.