Pigot (1780 Indiaman)

For other ships with the same name, see Pigot (East Indiaman).

History
East India Company
NamePigot
NamesakeLord George Pigot (probably)
Owner
  • Voyages 1&2:Charles Foulis
  • Voyages 3-5:Robert Preston
BuilderPerry, Blackwall
Launched1780
FateCaptured 1794
General characteristics [1]
TypeEast Indiaman
Tons burthen765, or 76221⁄94[2] (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 137 ft 2 in (41.8 m)
  • Keel: 109 ft 5+3⁄4 in (33.4 m)
Beam36 ft 3 in (11.0 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 0 in (4.6 m)
Complement99;[3] 102 at capture[4]
Armament26 × 9 & 4-pounder guns;[3] 30 or 32 × 9-pounders at capture[4]

Pigot was an East Indiaman that made five voyages to India, China, and the East Indies for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1780 and 1794. Oh her fifth voyage, which occurred early in the French Revolutionary Wars, the French captured her during the Sunda Strait campaign of 1794.

  1. ^ British Library: Pigot (2).
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 170.
  3. ^ a b "Letter of Marque, p.81 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b Biden (1830), pp. 204–208.