Catalogue description PHOENIX (3)

Built by Wells, launched 1785, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 143ft 7½in, breadth 36ft, hold 14ft 9in, wing transom 23ft 8in, port cell 26ft 3½in, between decks 5ft 11¾in, ports 13 middle & upper, 800 tons. Principal Managing Owner: William Moffat. Voyages: (1) 1785/6 Madras and Bengal. Capt James Rattray. Downs 16 Jan 1786 - 20 May Madras - 30 May Diamond Harbour - 13 Nov Saugor - 19 Dec Madras - 3 Mar 1787 St Helena - 18 May Downs. (2) 1787/8 Bengal and Madras. Capt Alexander Gray. Downs 17 Feb 1788 - 16 Mar Madeira - 19 Jul Diamond Harbour - 5 Jan 1789 Saugor - 20 Feb Madras - 5 May Cape - 10 Jun St Helena - 6 Aug Downs. (3) 1790/1 Madras and Bengal. Capt Alexander Gray. Downs 4 Apr 1791 - 1 May São Tiago - 4 Aug Madras - 13 Aug Diamond Harbour - 23 Kedgeree - 8 Oct Madras - 16 Nov Diamond Harbour - 15 Dec Saugor - 13 Jan 1792 Madras - 5 Apr St Helena - 2 Jun Downs. (4) 1793/4 Madras. Capt Wemys Orrok. Portsmouth 2 May 1794 - 3 Sep Madras - 7 Jan 1795 St Helena - 23 Jul Downs. (5) 1795/6 Bengal, Penang and Madras. Capt Wemys Orrok. Portsmouth 11 Aug 1796 - 18 Nov Cape - 4 Mar 1797 Kedgeree - 4 Apr Diamond Harbour - 9 Aug Saugor - 24 Aug Penang - 12 Oct returned to Penang - 11 Dec Madras - 25 Jan 1798 Kedgeree - 5 Apr Saugor - 14 Sep Cape - 3 Nov St Helena - 3 Feb 1799 Downs. (6) 1799/1800 Bengal, Bombay and Mokha. Capt William Moffat. Torbay 27 May 1800 - 6 Sep Cape - 25 Nov Kedgeree - 7 Dec Diamond Harbour - 9 Jan 1801 Saugor - 24 Feb Trincomalee - 5 Mar Colombo - 2 Apr Bombay - 3 Aug Aden - 24 Aug Mokha - 17 Oct Bombay - 23 Nov Tellicherry - 4 Jan 1802 Anjengo - 5 Apr St Helena - 11 Jun Gravesend.

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