Wexford (1802 EIC ship)

History
East India Company
NameWexford
OwnerSir Robert Wigram (principal managing owner)
BuilderWilliam Smith, Limehouse
Launched11 November 1802
FateBroken up 1816
General characteristics
TypeEast Indiaman
Tons burthen1271, or 1344, or 13441394 (bm)
Length167 ft 0 in (50.9 m) (overall); 135 ft 3 in (41.2 m) (keel)
Beam42 ft 0+12 in (12.8 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 0 in (5.2 m)
Complement
  • 1803:135
  • 1807:131
  • 1809:150
Armament
  • 1803: 36 × 18-pounder guns
  • 1807: 36 × 18-pounder guns
  • 1809: 36 × 18-pounder guns
NotesThree decks

Wexford was launched in 1802 as an East Indiaman in the service of the British East India Company (EIC). She made seven voyages to India, Persia, and China for the EIC, on the first of which she participated in the battle of Pulo Aura. Her last voyage ended in 1817 and she was broken up c. 1819.