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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).
In India Shipbuilding is an old sector where the various types of ship manufacturing currently. There are more than 700 Shipbuilders in India. There are more than 700 Shipbuilders in India. SS Jala Usha , the first modern steamship of free India, was launched from the slipway of the Hindustan Shipyard Limited in Visakhapatnam on March 14, 1948 ...
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 ...
Bengal (1816 ship), of 300 or 304 tons , was launched at Salem, Massachusetts in 1816. [1] [a] Between 1821 and 1829 she appeared in Lloyd's Register as being owned in America, but sailing between Cowes and Batavia. Between 1832 and 1844 she made four voyages from Salem as a whaler.
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.
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On 19 October 1816, Brilliant, Fenn, master, sailed from Gravesend, bound for Bengal She reached the Cape of Good Hope (the Cape) on 30 December. On 4 February 1817 she was at Madras, and on 26 March she arrived at Bengal. On 21 January 1818 she was back at Gravesend. On 23 July 1818 Brilliant, Fenn, master, sailed from Deal, for Bengal. By 11 ...
On 14 November Ogle Castle, Pearson, master, sailed from Gravesend for Bengal. She arrived at the Cape on 24 February 1823 and sailed on 3 March. She arrived at Madras on 2 May. Ogle Castle, bound for London, had to put back at Bengal on 2 September to be docked. By 10 October she had been repaired and was ready to leave the dock.