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Thomas Henchman (1802 ship)

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United Kingdom
NameThomas Henchman
Owner
  • 1803:Archer & Smith[1]
  • 1809:Forbes & Co.[2]
BuilderM. Smith, Howrah, Calcutta[3]
Launched1802[3]
FateWrecked July 1811
General characteristics
Tons burthen500,[3] or 517,[4] or 520,[1] or 600[2] (bm)

Thomas Henchman was launched in 1802 at Calcutta as a "country ship", that is, a merchant vessel trading in the East Indies, but not between India and England. She was wrecked in 1811 while preparing to participate in a British invasion of Java.

In 1809 William Hodges was captain of Thomas Henchman.[2]

Thomas Henchman was to participate as one of the transports in the British reduction of Java,[4] under the auspices of Lord Minto.

Main article: Transport vessels for the British invasion of Java (1811)

Thomas Henchman was burned,[3] or wrecked on a reef in the Strait of Malacca in July 1811.[5]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b East-India register and directory (1803), p.99.
  2. ^ a b c Anon. (1809), p. 242.
  3. ^ a b c d Phipps (1840), p. 100.
  4. ^ a b House of Commons (1814), p. 655.
  5. ^ "FROM AN INDIA GAZETTE". Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 12 December 1812.

References

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  • Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.
  • Anon. (1809). Reports and Papers on the Impolicy of Employing Indian Built Ships in the Trade of the East-India Company, and of Admitting Them to British Registry: With Observation on Its Injurious Consequences to the Landed and Shipping Interests, and to the Numerous Branches of Trade Dependent on the Building and Equipment of British-built Ships. Blacks and Parry.
  • House of Commons, Parliament, Great Britain (1814). Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee on Petitions Relating to East-India-Built Shipping. H.M. Stationery Office.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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