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Name | Thomas Henchman |
Owner | |
Builder | M. Smith, Howrah, Calcutta [1] |
Launched | 1802 [1] |
Fate | Wrecked July 1811 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 500, [1] or 517, [4] or 520, [2] or 600 [3] ( 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. [3]
Thomas Henchman was to participate as one of the transports in the British reduction of Java, [4] under the auspices of Lord Minto.
Thomas Henchman was burned, [1] or wrecked on a reef in the Strait of Malacca in July 1811. [5]
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Name | Thomas Henchman |
Owner | |
Builder | M. Smith, Howrah, Calcutta [1] |
Launched | 1802 [1] |
Fate | Wrecked July 1811 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 500, [1] or 517, [4] or 520, [2] or 600 [3] ( 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. [3]
Thomas Henchman was to participate as one of the transports in the British reduction of Java, [4] under the auspices of Lord Minto.
Thomas Henchman was burned, [1] or wrecked on a reef in the Strait of Malacca in July 1811. [5]
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cite book}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)