Woodcot (1786 EIC ship)

History
Great Britain
Name	Woodcot
Namesake	Woodcote
Owner	Voyage #1:John Durand; Voyages #2-4:John Hodson Durand; Voyage #5:Robert Wigram.;
Operator	British East India Company
Builder	Wells, Deptford
Launched	21 December 1786
United States
Name	Berkshire
Acquired	c.1799 by purchase of a prize
Fate	Unknown as of January 2023
General characteristics
Tons burthen	802, or 80247⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:143 ft 5 in (43.7 m) ; Keel:115 ft 10+1⁄4 in (35.3 m);
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 9 in (4.5 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Complement	1795:100; 1797:99;
Armament	1795:20 × 9-pounder guns + 12 × 18-pounder carronades ; 1797:24 × 9&4-guns + 2 carronades;
Notes	Three decks

Woodcot (or Woodcote) was launched in 1786 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made four voyages for the EIC. The French captured her in 1798 at Tellicherry as she was homeward bound from her fifth voyage. American owners purchased her, renamed her Berkshire, and sailed her to Bombay in 1799.

History

Great Britain
Name	Woodcot
Namesake	Woodcote
Owner	Voyage #1:John Durand Voyages #2-4:John Hodson Durand Voyage #5:Robert Wigram.
Operator	British East India Company
Builder	Wells, Deptford
Launched	21 December 1786
United States
Name	Berkshire
Acquired	c.1799 by purchase of a prize
Fate	Unknown as of January 2023
General characteristics
Tons burthen	802, or 80247⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:143 ft 5 in (43.7 m) Keel:115 ft 10+1⁄4 in (35.3 m)
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 9 in (4.5 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Complement	1795:100 1797:99
Armament	1795:20 × 9-pounder guns + 12 × 18-pounder carronades 1797:24 × 9&4-guns + 2 carronades
Notes	Three decks