Ganges (1799 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameGanges
NamesakeGanges
BuilderHurry & Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne (equally Shields, and Howdon Pans)
Launched1799
CapturedLate 1805
General characteristics
Tons burthen458 (bm)
Armament
  • 1800:4 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1802:6 × 12-pounder + 6 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1806:2 × 18-pounder carronades

Ganges was launched in 1799 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC) bringing rice from Bengal for the British government. She then became a West Indiaman until the French navy captured her in 1805.