Glatton (1796 EIC ship)

History
Great Britain
Owner
  • EIC voyages 1–6: Sir Richard Neave
  • EIC voyages 7-8: Sir Robert Wigram.
BuilderJohn & William Wells, Rotherhithe
Launched23 May 1796
FateSold in 1815 for use as a hulk
General characteristics
Tons burthen1432,[1] or 1432794,[2] or 1507[3] (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 176 ft 10 in (53.9 m)
  • Keel: 144 ft 2+12 in (44.0 m)
Beam43 ft 2+12 in (13.2 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 5+12 in (5.3 m)
Complement
Armament
  • 1796: 30 × 12-pounder guns[3]
  • 1804: 26 × 12-pounder guns + 10 × 18-pounder carronades[3]
  • 1806: 32 × 12&18-pounder cannons[3]
  • 1809: 34 × 12-pounder guns[3]

Glatton was launched in Rotherhithe in 1796. Between 1796 and 1815 she made eight voyages to South-East Asia, China, and India as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). In 1815 her owners sold her for use as a hulk.

  1. ^ British Library: Glatton (4).
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 16.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Letter of Marque, p.65 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.