Catalogue description ARNISTON

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Title: ARNISTON
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Built by Barnard, launched 1794, 3 decks, 5in bottom, length 176ft 4in, keel 143ft 10in, breadth 43ft 3½in, hold 17ft 6in, wing transom 26ft 4in, port cell 32ft, waist 3ft 10in, between decks 6ft 10in, roundhouse 6ft 7in, ports 15 middle & 14 upper, deck range 103ft 6in, 1200 tons. Principal Managing Owners: 1-6 John Wedderburn, 7-8 Robert Hudson. Voyages: (1) 1794/5 St Helena, Madras and China. Capt Campbell Marjoribanks. Portsmouth 3 Apr 1795 - 14 Apr Tenerife - 2 Jun St Helena 2 Jul - 9 Aug Cape - 27 Sep Madras - 14 Nov Penang - 3 Dec Malacca - 11 Mar 1796 Whampoa - 23 Apr Second Bar - 29 Jun Macao - 20 Nov St Helena - 1 Mar 1797 Deptford. (2) 1796/7 China. Capt William Macnamara. Portsmouth 5 Jun 1797 - 29 Aug Cape - 9 Dec Whampoa - 14 Feb 1798 Second Bar - 26 Mar Macao - 5 Aug St Helena - 23 Oct Long Reach. (3) 1799/1800 St Helena, Benkulen and China. Capt Campbell Marjoribanks. Portsmouth 7 Jan 1800 - 4 Apr St Helena - 27 Jun Benkulen - 29 Jul Penang - 27 Aug Malacca - 21 Sep Whampoa - 29 Nov Second Bar - 18 Jan 1801 Macao - 15 Apr St Helena - 17 Jun Long Reach. (4) 1801/2 St Helena, Benkulen and China. Capt Campbell Marjoribanks. Downs 31 Dec 1801 - 9 Mar 1802 St Helena - 10 Jun Benkulen - 12 Jul Penang - 31 Aug Whampoa - 24 Oct Second Bar - 11 Feb 1803 St Helena - 26 Apr Long Reach. (5) 1803/4 China. Capt James Jameson. Portsmouth 9 Jun 1804 - 17 Aug Rio de Janeiro - 14 Jan 1805 Whampoa - 14 Feb Second Bar - 21 Mar Malacca - 30 Jun St Helena - 15 Sep Long Reach. (6) 1805/6 China. Capt Peter Wedderburn. Portsmouth 14 May 1806 - 7 Aug Cape - 10 Oct Penang - 21 Jan 1807 Whampoa - 4 May off Lintin - 1 Jul Penang - 17 Jul Acheh - 19 Sep Cape - 13 Oct St Helena - 6 Jan 1808 Lower Hope. (7) 1809/10 Bombay and China. Capt Samuel Landon. Portsmouth 21 Jan 1810 - 9 Apr Cape - 26 May Bombay - 1 Sep Penang - 12 Oct Whampoa - 29 Dec Second Bar - 28 May 1811 St Helena - 13 Aug Long Reach. (8) 1811/2 Bombay and China. Capt Walter Campbell. Torbay 4 Jan 1812 - 5 Apr Johanna - 7 May Bombay - 11 Sep Whampoa - 4 Jan 1813 Macao - 27 Mar St Helena - 7 Jun Long Reach. Wrecked 30 May 1815 nr Cape Lagullas, South Africa, while chartered as a British Government transport - see Asiatic Journal 2 (1816) pp.32-34.

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See TNA: C.108/115 for owner's accounts 1794-1804.

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L/MIL/5/143

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Language: English

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