'BRITANNIA'
Armament = 74 guns.
1st July 1808. Arrived back in London.
24th January 1809. Sailed from London for Madras and China.
25th January 1809. Torn from her moorings off Deal in a howling gale, and wrecked on the Godwin Sands.
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'BRITANNIA' | |
| Built by: | Wigram, Perry, Wells & Green at Blackwall. |
| Yard No. | 135 |
| Launched: | 29th September 1806 |
| Tonnage: | 1,273 68/94 |
| Length: | 133' 8" |
| Breadth: | 42' 4" |
| Depth: | 17' 1" |
| Machinery: | Sail |
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| Built for: | East India Company. |
| Other info: | Cost to build £28 . 0 . 0 per ton = £35,664 + £669 extra. Armament = 74 guns. |
| History: | 26th February 1807. Sailed to Bombay and China, first voyage. Captain Jonathan Birch. 1st July 1808. Arrived back in London. 24th January 1809. Sailed from London for Madras and China. 25th January 1809. Torn from her moorings off Deal in a howling gale, and wrecked on the Godwin Sands. |
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