Ganges (1797 ship)
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| Name: | Ganges |
| Namesake: | Ganges |
| Owner: | William Moffat |
| Builder: | Wells, Deptford |
| Launched: | 1797 |
| Fate: | Sank 1807 |
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| Tons burthen: | 1502 8⁄94, or 1549 (bm) |
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| Beam: | 43 ft 7 in (13.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft 0 in (4.3 m) |
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Ganges was a large, three-decker East Indiaman, launched on 13 February 1797. She made three complete voyages between Britain and China for the British East India Company. On her third she participated in the singular Battle of Pulo Auro. Unfortunately, she sank on the homeward leg of her fourth voyage, but with no loss of life.
Captain Joseph Garnault received a letter of marque on 23 March 1797. Letters of marque authorized the master and vessel to engage in offensive action against enemy vessels should the opportunity arise.
He left Portsmouth on 5 June 1797, bound for St Helena, Benkulen and China. Ganges reached St Helena on 1 September, Benkulen on 9 December, and Whampoa on 1 March 1798. For her homeward voyage she crossed the Second Bar on 12 May, reaching the Cape on 9 September, and St Helena, in the South Atlantic, on 17 November. She arrived at Gravesend on 10 February 1799.
Capt Alexander Gray received a letter of marque on 4 December 1799. He left Portsmouth on 7 January 1800, bound for Bombay and China. Ganges reached Johanna on 2 May and Bombay on 26 May. She arrived at Whampoa on 5 November. She crossed the Second Bar on 10 January 1801, reaching Penang on 5 February, Colombo on 8 March, and Bombay again on 15 April. After a long stay at Bombay, she then went back, reaching Penang on 4 October and Whampoa on 1 January 1802. For her homeward voyage she crossed the Second Bar on 1 March, reaching St Helena on 10 July, and arriving at Gravesend on 16 September.
Captain William Moffat received a letter of marque on 23 February 1803. He sailed from the Downs on 6 May 1803 and Ganges arrived at Whampoa on 30 September. She started home about two months later, crossing the Second Bar on 26 November.
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