Warren Hastings (East Indiaman)

Three ships with the name Warren Hastings, named for Warren Hastings, served the Honourable East India Company (EIC) as an East Indiaman between 1781 and 1834:

• Warren Hastings, a ship of 763 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄ tons burthen launched in 1781, made six voyages for the company before she was sold for breaking up in 1797.
• Warren Hastings, a ship of 1356 ¹⁸⁄₉₄tons burthen launched in 1802. Made one complete voyage for the EIC before she was captured in 1805. She was recaptured circa 1807 and her former owners repurchased her. She then made another six voyages for the East India company as an "extra" ship, that is, on charter, until she was sold for breaking up in 1829.
• Warren Hastings, a ship of 1064 ³⁸⁄₉₄ tons burthen launched in 1808 at London, made ten voyages for the company before she was sold in 1834 for breaking up.

NOTE

The National Archives (United Kingdom) has data on five vessels named Warren Hastings, but the data for Warren Hastings nos. 2, 4, and 5, all pertain to the same vessel, the Warren Hastings launched in 1802.

References

• Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7
• Hardy, Charles and Horatio Charles Hardy (1811) A register of ships, employed in the service of the Honorable the United East India Company, from the year 1760 to 1810: with an appendix, containing a variety of particulars, and useful information interesting to those concerned with East India commerce. (London: Black, Parry, and Kingsbury).