Walmer Castle (1796 EIC ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Walmer Castle (ship).

History
East India Company EnsignGreat Britain
NameWalmer Castle
NamesakeWalmer Castle
OwnerJohn Pascall Larkins
OperatorBritish East India Company
BuilderFrances Barnard, Deptford
Launched23 May 1796
FateBroken up 1821
General characteristics
Tons burthen1460,[1] or 1518,[2] or 151848⁄94[3] (bm)
Length
  • Overall:176 ft 10 in (53.9 m)
  • Keel:144 ft 0+3⁄8 in (43.9 m)
Beam43 ft 8 in (13.3 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 6 in (5.3 m)
Complement
Armament
  • 1796: 40 × 12&18-pounder guns[2]
  • 1796: 40 × 12&9-pounder guns[2]
  • 1799: 32 × 12&9-pounder guns[2]
  • 1803: 40 × 12&18-pounder guns[2]
  • 1806: 40 × 12&18-pounder guns[2]

Walmer Castle was launched in 1796 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made nine voyages for the EIC before she was sold in 1815 to sail as a troopship and supply ship for the British Army. She was broken up in 1821.

  1. ^ British Library: Walmer Castle.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Letter of Marque, p.92 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 210.