The East Indiamen Minerva, Scaleby Castle and Charles Grant; Thomas Whitcombe, 1820 - National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | Scaleby Castle |
Namesake | Scaleby Castle |
Owner |
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Builder | Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia, Bombay Dockyard |
Launched | 13 August 1798[1] |
Fate | Sold 1816 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Scaleby Castle |
Owner | British East India Company |
Acquired | 1816 |
Fate | Sold 1835 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Scaleby Castle |
Owner |
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Acquired | 1835 by purchase |
Fate | Last listed 1841; sold 1847 for a hulk |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 1216[2] or 1237,[3] or 12377⁄94,[4] or 124127⁄94,[1] or 1242,[5] or 1256 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 42 ft 1 in (12.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 8 in (5.4 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | |
Armament | |
Notes | Three decks |
Scaleby Castle was launched in 1798 at Bombay. She made three voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) under charter. At the end of the first she changed to British Registry. Her owners sold her in 1806 to William Moffat, who then entered into a four-voyage contract with the EIC as a regular ship. The EIC purchased Scaleby Castle outright in 1816. She proceeded to make 10 more voyages for the EIC. In all, she made 17 voyages for the EIC, a record. In 1833-35 the EIC ended its commercial activities and sold its vessels. New owners continued to sail Scaleby Castle to China and India. She was last listed in 1841. In 1847 her owners sold her as a hulk.
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