&sq=&lang=&file=File:West_India_Docks._View_of_the_Opening_of_the_Grand_Dock_with_-_the_Henry_Addington_-_decorated_with_the_colours_of_all_Nations_-_27_August_1802,_and_the_Echo_RMG_PW7697_(cropped).jpg) The Henry Addington on 27 August 1802 at the opening of the West India docks, also shown on the far right is the Echo, the second ship to enter the docks
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| History | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_(1707).svg){kind=small} &sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_(1801).svg){kind=small} Great Britain | |
| Name | Henry Addington |
| Namesake | Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth |
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| Builder | Wells, Deptford |
| Launched | 20 October 1800[1] |
| Fate | Sold for breaking up in 1815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 1262,[2] or 1330, or 133053⁄94,[1] or 1477[3] (bm) |
| Length | 165 ft 6 in (50.4 m) (overall), 133 ft 11+3⁄4 in (40.8 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 42 ft 1 in (12.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 2 in (5.2 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | |
| Armament | 36 × 12&9-pounder guns[3] |
| Notes | Three decks |
Henry Addington was launched in 1800 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made seven voyages for the EIC before she was sold in 1815 for breaking up. She was one of the vessels at the Battle of Pulo Aura in 1804.
- ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 126.
- ^ British Library: Henry Addington (2)
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
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