Bombay Castle (1792 EIC ship)

History
Great Britain
NameBombay Castle
NamesakeBombay Castle
Owner
  • EIC voyage #1:James Fearns
  • EIC voyages #2-4:Alexander Montgomerie
  • EIC voyages #5-6: Joseph Dorin
BuilderRandall, Rotherhithe[1]
Launched1 October 1792[1]
FateSold 1807 for breaking up
General characteristics
TypeEast Indiaman
Tons burthen1234,[2] 1252,[3] or 125410⁄94[1] (bm)
Length
  • Overall:164 ft 4 in (50.1 m)[2]
  • Keel:132 ft 7+1⁄4 in (40.4 m)[2]
Beam42 ft 2 in (12.9 m)[2]
Depth of hold17 ft 0 in (5.2 m)[2]
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement
Armament
  • 1795:28 × 18&12-pounder guns + 6 × 18-pounder carronades[3]
  • 1804:28 × 18&12-pounder guns + 6 × 18-pounder carronades[3]
NotesThree decks

Bombay Castle was launched in 1792 as an East Indiaman. She made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) before she was sold in 1807 for breaking up. In addition to carrying cargo for the EIC, she transported troops in one campaign, participated in a naval action in which she helped capture a French frigate, and played a leading role in an encounter between the French Navy and a fleet of East Indiamen in which the East Indiamen succeeded in bluffing the French to withdraw.

  1. ^ a b c Hackman (2001), p. 69.
  2. ^ a b c d e British Library: Bombay Castle (2).
  3. ^ a b c d e "Letter of Marque, p.53 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.