Houghton (1782 EIC ship)

Sketch by Thomas Luny of the stern and bow and figurehead of the proposed East Indiaman Houghton, dated 28 January 1779, National Maritime Museum
History
British East India Company
Name	Houghton
Owner	Voyages #1-6: Cullen (or Cullem) Smith Voyage #7: James Rees
Builder	Wells, Deptford
Launched	23 September 1782[1]
Fate	Foundered 1803
General characteristics [2]
Tons burthen	778,[3] or 77820⁄94,[1] or 800,[3] (bm)
Length	145 ft 6+1⁄2 in (44.4 m) (overall) 118 ft 7 in (36.1 m) (keel)
Beam	35 ft 2 in (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 10 in (4.5 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Complement	1793: 99[3] 1799:60[3]
Armament	1793: 26 × 6&4-pounder guns[3] 1794:[4] Upper deck: 24 × long 9-pounder guns Lower deck: 8 × brass 6-pounder + 2 × iron 6-pounder guns, + 4 light carronades 1799: 20 × 18-pounder carronades[3]
Notes	Three decks

Houghton was launched in 1782 and made six voyages as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). In 1794 she was part of an EIC squadron that had some success against French privateers and naval vessels in the Sunda Strait, and then in 1796 she participated as a transport in the British capture of St Lucia. She was sold in 1799 and her owner took her out to India to work in the tea trade between India and China. She foundered in 1803.