Rockingham (1818 ship)
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Rockingham was launched at Sunderland in 1818 and immediately became an East Indiaman, sailing under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She made one voyage for the EIC. She was wrecked in 1830 while delivering immigrants to Western Australia.
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Name | Rockingham |
Owner |
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Builder | Philip Laing, Sunderland |
Launched | 8 April 1818[1] |
Fate | Wrecked May 1830 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 427,[2] or 42710⁄94[1] (bm) |
Length | 109 ft 11 in (33.5 m)[1] |
Beam | 29 ft 7 in (9.0 m)[1] |
Complement | 25 (1831)[3] |
Armament | 4 guns[3] |
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