Henry Addington (1796 EIC ship)
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For other ships with the same name, see Henry Addington (ship).
Henry Addington was an East Indiaman in the service of the British East India Company (EIC). She made one voyage for the EIC and was only five days into her second when she wrecked in 1798 at the Isle of Wight.
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Name | Henry Addington |
Namesake | Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth |
Owner | Sir Alexander Hamilton |
Builder | Wells, Deptford |
Launched | 10 March 1796[1] |
Fate | Wrecked 9 December 1798 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 1200, or 1432,[2] or 14327⁄94,[1] or 1477[3] (bm) |
Length | 176 ft 9+1⁄2 in (53.9 m) (overall), 144 ft 2+1⁄2 in (44.0 m) (keel) |
Beam | 43 ft 2+1⁄2 in (13.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 150[3] |
Armament | 36 × 12& 9-pounder guns[3] |
Notes | Three decks |
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