Ganges (1794 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Ganges (disambiguation) and Ganges (East India Company ship).

Ganges was a brig launched at Bombay Dockyard for the Bengal Pilot Service,^[2] of the British East India Company (EIC). (She is sometimes referred to as a schooner, but that is more a reference to her role than her sailing rig.) She was burnt in Saugor Roads on 11 January 1797,^[1] or 11 January 1799.^[3] The accidental fire spread to the powder magazine and the explosion killed eight men. Forty men took to her boat, and 59 to a hastily constructed raft. Six hours after the men took to the raft Laurel rescued all the survivors.^[3]

History
United Kingdom
Name	Ganges
Namesake	Ganges
Builder	Bombay Dockyard, India
Launched	1794[1][2]
Fate	Burned and exploded 11 January 1797 or 11 January 1799
General characteristics
Tons burthen	130[1] (bm)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	107[3]

Citations

1. Phipps (1840), p. 133.
2. Hackman (2001), p. 331.
3. Grocott (1997), pp. 67–68.

References

• Grocott, Terence (1997). Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Eras. London: Chatham. ISBN 1861760302.
• Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
• Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.