Abercrombie Robinson

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Abercrombie Robinson
Built 1825
Rig Ship
Type Regular Ship
Tons 1331
EIC Service Period 1825-1831
EIC Voyages 4
Crew 149/174
Guns
Ship builder Wigram & Green
Where built London
Date of launch 11 Dec 1825

Dimensions & Construction

3 decks, 4 in bottom, length 165ft 10in, keel 133ft 4in, breadth 43ft 3¾in, hold 17ft 2in, wing transom 26ft, port cell 29ft 8in, waist 1ft 4in, between decks 6ft 8in & 6ft 4in, roundhouse 6ft 3½in, ports 14 middle & 13 upper, deck range 97ft 6in.[1]

Ship History

1825 Launched at Blackwall, London for Henry Bonham.

1825 Taken up for East India Company service.

1829 Sold to Captain John Innes.

1831 Left East India Company service.

1834 Sold to Palmers & McKillop for £8,000 on 9 Oct 1834.

1842 Sold to Joseph Somes, London and hired out as a transport.

1843 Broken up after being damaged by stranding.[2]

East India Company voyages and captains

Voyage Started Ended Captain's Name
1 1826 1827 John Innes
2 1828 1829 John Innes
3 1830 1831 John Innes
4 1832 1833 John Innes

Ship Owners

  • Henry Bonham 1825-1829
  • John Innes 1831-1833
  • Palmers & McKillop 1834-1842
  • Joseph Somes 1842

References

  1. Anthony J Farrington, Catalogue of East India Company Ships' Journals and Logs 1600-1834 (1999, British Library) p1
  2. Rowan Hackman, Ships of the East India Company (2001, World Ship Society) p55

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