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The Star of Bengal was ordered by shipping company J.P. Corry & Co., which was founded in Belfast and headquartered in London. [4] [11] At the time of her launch on January 3, 1874, [14] the Star of Bengal was the largest vessel in gross tonnage in service of J.P. Corry & Co. (in December 1874, she was surpassed by the 1,981 GT Star of Russia).
Bengal was launched in 1811 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made one voyage for the EIC, but was burnt on the inbound leg of her second voyage. EIC voyage #1 (1812-1813): Captain George Nicholls acquired a letter of marque on 25 January 1812. [3] He sailed from Portsmouth on 10 March 1812, bound for Madras and ...
The Bengal Pilot Service (BPS) was an arm of the British East India Company (EIC). Its pilot boats were responsible for guiding East Indiamen, and other vessels, up and down the Hooghly River between Calcutta and the sea. The BPS vessels and their role were transferred to the Indian Navy in 1834.
On 12 June 1815, Bengal, Frayer, master, sailed for Bengal and Madras under a licence from the EIC. [7] Bengal, Fayrer, master, was reported to have arrived at Liverpool from Bengal in June 1816. In February 1817, Bengal, built at Greenock in 1815, Cuthbertson, master, sailed from Britain, bound for Bombay. She arrived in the Hooghly River in ...
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Bengal (East Indiaman) – one of at least two vessels by that name that sailed for the British East India Company (EIC). HMIS Bengal (J243) was a Bathurst-class corvette of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) that served during the Second World War. Bengal Merchant – one of at least three vessels of that name
He had been Chief Mate on her previous voyage. He sailed from Portsmouth on 8 May 1808, bound for Ceylon and Bengal. [2] On 14 March 1809, Bengal, Calcutta, Jane, Duchess of Gordon, and Lady Jane Dundas parted company with the main convoy of homeward-bound East Indiamen off Mauritius in a gale. They were never heard of again.
This is a partial list of shipwrecks which occurred in the Indian Ocean.The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost. The Indian Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, including its marginal seas: the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, the Great Australian Bight, the Mozambique Channel, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Strait of Malacca, and the Timor Sea