Some four ships have borne the name Earl of Mornington (or Earl Mornington), named for one or another
Earl of Mornington, and two of these ships made voyages for the British
East India Company (EIC):
Earl of Mornington (1766 ship) - launched in India in 1766; she made three trips under charter to the EIC between 1799 and 1805.
Earl of Mornington, of 375 tons (
bm), was built by G. Foreman and Co., launched in 1798, and later renamed Tay. In 1802 the French captured her and sold her to Arab merchants.[1]
Earl Mornington, Cook, master, was a ship that the
French frigate Forte captured in early 1799.[2]
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.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
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Some four ships have borne the name Earl of Mornington (or Earl Mornington), named for one or another
Earl of Mornington, and two of these ships made voyages for the British
East India Company (EIC):
Earl of Mornington (1766 ship) - launched in India in 1766; she made three trips under charter to the EIC between 1799 and 1805.
Earl of Mornington, of 375 tons (
bm), was built by G. Foreman and Co., launched in 1798, and later renamed Tay. In 1802 the French captured her and sold her to Arab merchants.[1]
Earl Mornington, Cook, master, was a ship that the
French frigate Forte captured in early 1799.[2]
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.
List of ships with the same or similar names
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.