Earl of Hertford (1781 EIC ship)

History
Great Britain
Name	Earl of Hertford
Namesake	Marquess of Hertford
Owner	Charles Foulis
Operator	East India Company
Builder	Perry, Blackwall
Launched	13 March 1781
Fate	Foundered at Madras Roads on 15 October 1782
General characteristics
Tons burthen	758,[1] or 807,[2] or 80783⁄94,[3] (bm)
Length	Overall: 143 ft 3 in (43.7 m) Keel: 115 ft 7 in (35.2 m)
Beam	36 ft 3 in (11.0 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 0 in (4.6 m)
Notes	Three decks

Earl of Hertford was launched on the River Thames in 1781. Captain Daniel Clarke sailed from Gravesend on 6 May, bound for India and stopped at Portsmouth on 18 May. She sailed from Portsmouth on 11 June. She stopped at Saint Helena and then arrived at Madras. She foundered at Madras Roads on 15 October 1782 in a monsoon while she lay at anchor.^[3][2][4]

Earl of Hertford had been carrying cargo destined for China. At Madras these was also other cargo destined for China that had belonged to Latham and Fortitude General Coote, Francis, and Montague carried the cargo to Canton.^[5]

• Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
• Hardy, Charles (1800). A Register of Ships, Employed in the Service of the Hon. the United East India Company, from the Union of the Two Companies, in 1707, to the Year 1760: Specifying the Number of Voyages, Tonnage, Commanders, and Stations. To which is Added, from the Latter Period to the Present Time, the Managing Owners, Principal Officers, Surgeons, and Pursers; with the Dates of Their Sailing and Arrival: Also, an Appendix, Containing Many Particulars, Interesting to Those Concerned in the East India Commerce. Charles Hardy.