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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 ...
Star of Bengal: Star of Russia: 1874: A 262-foot (80 m) ship of 1981 tons. She was sold in 1898 to the Alaska Packers' Association and sunk possibly under the name La Perouse in Port Vila Harbour, Vanuatu during either 1953 or 1959. The wreck which is now known under the ship’s original name is a well-known recreational dive site. Star of ...
Bengal was launched at Greenock in February 1815. She was the first vessel built in Scotland for the East India trade. She immediately made three voyages to India, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC).
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
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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.