Providence (East Indiaman)

Four vessels with the name Providence have served the British East India Company (EIC).

• Providence served the EIC between 1637 and 1639.[1]
• Providence (1693 ship), of 250 tons (bm), was launched on the River Thames in 1693. On 27 October 1693 the EIC accepted Providence for charter following a survey. However, the ship is usually referred to as Provident on EIC service.[1]
• Providence (1807 ship) was a merchant ship built of teak in India and launched in 1807. She made three voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), on one of which she delivered convicts to New South Wales. She was either lost or broken up in 1833.
• Providence (1812 ship) was a merchant ship launched at Lynn that sailed to Bengal and also made two voyages transporting convicts to Australia. She was wrecked in 1828 homeward bound from St Petersburg, Russia.

Citations and references

Citations

1. Hackman (2001), p.39.

References

• Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7