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Ganges (1794 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NameGanges
NamesakeGanges
BuilderBombay Dockyard, India
Launched1794[1][2]
FateBurnt 1797
General characteristics
Tons burthen130[1] (bm)
Sail planBrig

Ganges was a brig launched at Bombay Dockyard for the Bengal Pilot Service,[2] of the British East India Company (EIC). She was burnt in Saugor Roads on 11 January 1797.[1]

Citations and references

Citations
  1. ^ a b c Phipps (1840), p.133.
  2. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p.331.
References
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7
  • Phipps, John Phipps (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta) (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). (Google eBook)