Brunswick (1792 EIC ship)

History
NameBrunswick
OwnerThomas Newte (or Newre)
BuilderPerry, Blackwall
Launched18 September 1792
FateWrecked 1805
General characteristics
Tons burthen1200, or 1244, or 1245 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:153 ft 11 in (46.9 m)
  • Keel:130 ft 0 in (39.6 m)
Beam42 ft 0 in (12.8 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement
  • 1795:130
  • 1797:100
  • 1798:130
  • 1804:135
Armament
  • 1795:34 × 9&12-pounder guns + 6 swivel guns
  • 1797:42 × 24&18&12&6-pounder guns
  • 1798:34 × 12&6-pounder guns
  • 1804:36 × 24&18&12-pounder guns
NotesThree decks

Brunswick was launched in 1792, as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made five complete voyages for the EIC before the French captured her in 1805. Shortly thereafter she wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope.

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