East Indian (1819 ship)
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.jpg) The East Indiaman‚ East Indian, painting by Thomas A. Binks | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | East Indian |
| Owner | Bolton (or Boulton) & Co. |
| Builder | Hull[1] |
| Launched | 1819 |
| Fate | Wrecked December 1821 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 390[2][1] (bm) |
East Indian was a ship built at Hull in 1819. Her first major voyage was to carry immigrants to South Africa under the British Government's 1820 Settlers scheme. She returned to England but then wrecked on 22 or 23 December 1821 outward bound for London and Bengal.
East Indian entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1819 with Wishart, master, Boltons, owner, and trade Hull–India.[2] In its next volume LR showed her master changing from Wishart to A. Hogg.
In 1820 East Indian carried 220 settlers to South Africa under the British Government's settler scheme. Captain Archibald Hogg left Cork on 12 February and arrived at Simon's Bay on 1 May. East Indian arrived at Saldanha Bay in mid-May.[3]
