East India Company ships
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East India Company ships were large, armed merchant vessels used by the English (later British) East India Company from the 17th to 19th centuries to conduct long-distance trade between Europe and Asia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East India Trading Company fleet | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed merchantman
ⓘ
merchant ship type ⓘ sailing ship ⓘ |
| armedWith |
cannon
ⓘ
small arms ⓘ |
| builtIn |
Blackwall Yard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British shipyards ⓘ Thames shipyards ⓘ |
| carriedCargo |
cotton
ⓘ
indigo ⓘ opium ⓘ porcelain ⓘ saltpeter ⓘ silk ⓘ silver bullion ⓘ spices ⓘ tea ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| crewIncluded |
European officers
ⓘ
Lascars NERFINISHED ⓘ marines ⓘ |
| declineCause |
end of East India Company monopoly
ⓘ
rise of steamships ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| designedFor |
defense against pirates
ⓘ
defense against privateers ⓘ defense during wartime ⓘ |
| economicRole |
foundation of British trade with India
ⓘ
support of British imperial expansion in Asia ⓘ |
| flag |
British Red Ensign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East India Company house flag NERFINISHED ⓘ English flag ⓘ |
| notableExample |
HCS Bombay Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HCS Earl of Abergavenny NERFINISHED ⓘ HCS Ganges NERFINISHED ⓘ HCS Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ HCS Royal George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
British government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East India Company Court of Directors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sailedBetween |
Britain and China
ⓘ
Britain and India NERFINISHED ⓘ Britain and Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Britain and the Cape of Good Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sailedVia |
Cape of Good Hope route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | charter from the Crown ⓘ |
| typicalRig | full-rigged ship GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
chartered transport for the British Army
ⓘ
chartered transport for the Royal Navy ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ maritime trade between Europe and Asia ⓘ military convoy service ⓘ transport of goods ⓘ transport of passengers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lord Cutler Beckett
this entity surface form:
East India Trading Company fleet