Thomas Henchman (1802 ship)

United Kingdom
Name| Thomas Henchman
Owner|

* 1803:Archer & Smith[1]
* 1809:Forbes & Co.[2]

Builder| M. Smith, Howrah, Calcutta[3]
Launched| 1802[3]
Fate| Wrecked July 1811
General characteristics
Tons burthen| 500,[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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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1811

Shipwrecks|

* 6 Jan: HMS Bold
* 29 Jan: Hannah
* 13 Feb: HMS Pandora
* 16 Feb: HMS Amethyst
* 18 Feb: HMS Duchess of York
* 23 Feb: HMS Shamrock
* 12 Mar: Favorite
* 25 Apr: HM hired armed cutter Swan
* 2 May: HMS Chichester, HMS Duncan
* 24 May: Adventure
* 16 Jun: Tonquin
* 29 Jun: HMS Firm
* June (unknown date): HMS Staunch
* 7 Jul: Rachel
* 17 Jul:&nbs[;Thames
* 22 Jul: Lady Penrhyn
* 29 Jul: HMS Guachapin
* July (unknown date): Thomas Henchman
* 18 Aug: HMS Tartar
* 21 Aug: HMS Tartar
* 14 Oct: HMS Pomone
* 21 Nov: HMS Grouper
* 30 Nov: Flore
* 4 Dec: HMS Saldanha
* 15 Dec: Polly
* 24 Dec: HMS Defence, HMS St George
* 25 Dec: Archimedes, HMS Hero
* December (unknown date): Gallant Schemer
* Unknown date: Anna, Ocean, HMS Toronto Varuna

Other incidents|

* 20 Feb: HMS Macedonian
* 21 Feb: HMS Franchise
* 24 Sep: HMS Hermes
* 31 Oct: HMS Calypso

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