Hastings (1785 ship)

Hastings was a brig that the Bombay Dockyard launched in 1785 or 1787 for the Bengal Pilot Service.[1] In 1818, the EIC sold her to local buyers.[2] Alternatively, in May 1818 she was converted to a buoy vessel; in 1819 she appeared as a buoy vessel on a list of pilot vessels at Calcutta with J.F. Twisden, master.[4] She was sold on 11 October 1820. A fire destroyed her on the night of 17 April 1823,[5] while she was at Pulau Pasang, off Padang.[2]

For other ships with the same name, see Hastings (East Indiaman).

History
United Kingdom
Name: Hastings
Operator: Bengal Pilot Service
Builder: Bombay Dockyard, India
Launched: 1785[1][2] or 1787,[3]
Fate: Sold 1818[1]
United Kingdom
Name: Hastings
Namesake: Warren Hastings
Acquired: 1818 by purchase
Fate: Burnt 1823
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 170[3] (bm)
Sail plan: Brig

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Wadia (1986), p. 334.
  2. Hackman (2001), p. 332.
  3. Phipps (1840), p. 132.
  4. East-India register and directory (1819), p.120.
  5. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australia (Parbury, Allen, & Co.; January 1824), p.97.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.
  • Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay.
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