Catalogue description GENERAL GODDARD

Built by Randall, launched 1782, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 143ft 10in, keel 116ft 7in, breadth 35ft 11in, hold 14ft 9in, wing transom 22ft 9½in, port cell 26ft 4in, waist 1ft 1½in, between decks 6ft & 6ft 3½in, roundhouse 6ft 4½in, ports 13 middle & upper, deck range 76ft, 799 tons. Principal Managing Owners: 1-2 William Money, 3-6 Robert Wigram. Voyages: (1) 1781/2 Madras and Bombay. Capt Thomas Foxall. Portsmouth 11 Sep 1782 - 16 Apr 1783 Madras - 22 Oct Anjengo - 11 Nov Bombay - 9 Aug 1784 St Helena - 24 Oct Downs. (2) 1785/6 Madras and China. Capt Thomas Foxall. Downs 17 Dec 1785 - 5 Jan 1786 Madeira - 26 Apr Johanna - 7 Jun Madras - 31 Aug Malacca - 5 Oct Whampoa - 18 Feb 1787 Second Bar - 21 Jun St Helena - 28 Aug Downs. (3) 1788/9 Bengal. Capt Thomas Foxall. Downs 26 Feb 1789 - 26 Jun Diamond Harbour - 28 Nov Saugor - 27 Dec Madras - 18 Mar 1790 St Helena - 13 Jun Downs. (4) 1791/2 Bengal. Capt Thomas Wakefield. Portsmouth 16 Feb 1792 - 14 May Simons Bay - 6 Jul Diamond Harbour - 3 Dec Cox's Island - 28 Feb 1793 St Helena - 2 May Downs. (5) 1793/4 Madras and Bengal. Capt William Taylor Money. Portsmouth 2 May 1794 - 11 Sep Madras - 10 Oct Diamond Harbour - 13 Dec Saugor - 31 Jan 1795 Madras - 4 May St Helena - 13 Sep Shannon - 15 Oct Downs. 15 Jun 1794 assisted in capture of three Dutch ships off St Helena (6) 1795/6 Madras and Bengal. Capt Thomas Graham. Portsmouth 12 Apr 1796 - 22 Jul Simons Bay - 17 Sep Madras - 28 Dec Trincomalee - 5 Jan 1797 Madras - 28 Feb Calcutta - 1 Aug Kedgeree - 24 Aug Penang - 30 Oct Diamond Harbour - 19 Dec Saugor - 4 Feb 1798 Madras - 23 Apr Cape - 26 May St Helena - 2 Aug Downs.

See IOR: L/R/6/129 No. 714; L/MIL/5/143