Royal Captain (1772 ship)
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For other ships with the same name, see Royal Captain (East Indiaman).
Royal Captain was a British East Indiaman launched in 1772 and lost in 1773 in the South China Sea. In 1999, an expedition discovered the wreck and salvaged some of her cargo.
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Name | Royal Captain |
Owner | Sir Richard Hotham |
Operator | East India Company |
Builder | Randall, Rotherhithe |
Launched | 28 September 1772[1] |
Fate | Wrecked on 17 December 1773 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | East Indiaman |
Tons burthen | 499,[2][lower-alpha 1] or 863[1] or 864,[4] (bm) |
Length | 143 ft (43.6 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Randall built the three-decker, which her managing owner, Sir Richard Hotham, chartered to the East India Company. The ship measured 43.6 metres from bow to rudder and 11 metres across the beam.