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''Hindostan'' was an East Indiaman of the East India Company. She was a large vessel of 1,463 tons (bm), launched in 1796 to replace a previous ''Hindostan'' that the Royal Navy had bought and turned into a Fourth Rate ship of the line. Her owner was Robert Williams, M.P., who had been the owner of the previous ''Hindostan''. She made three complete voyages.〔Hardy and Hardy (1811).〕 She was lost on her fourth voyage, wrecking at Margate in January 1803. ==Voyages== As was typical for East Indiamen during wartime, ''Hindostan'' made her voyages under a letter of marque, which authorized her to capture enemy vessels should the opportunity arise. ;First voyage Under Captain William Mackintosh she sailed to Bombay and China. Before leaving, she had the misfortune to run over the ''Thomas and Alice'' in Blackwell Reach, sinking the smaller ship.〔''Lloyd's List'',() - accessed 12 January 2014.〕 ''Hindostan'' left for the Far East on 18 March 1797, via Bombay, Cochin, and Malacca, before arriving at Whampoa on 8 January 1798. For the return voyage she crossed Second Bar on 3 March, reached Saint Helena on 5 August, and the Downs on 18 October, finally anchoring on 22 October 1798.〔 Mackintosh had made five earlier voyages for the East India Company, including three as captain of Indiamen. In 1792-94 he was captain of a different ''Hindostan'' when he took George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney on Britain's first embassy to China. Mackintosh's letter of marque was dated 7 February 1797.〔 ;Second voyage Under Captain George Millett she sailed to China, leaving Portsmouth on 18 June 1799. On the way out she reached Penang on 28 October and Whampoa on 16 January 1800. On her return trip, she reached Anger on 3 May, Saint Helena on 15 July, and the Downs on 23 September.〔 Because her captain had changed, ''Hindostan'' required a new letter of marque; Millett's was dated 15 April 1799.〔 It would remain valid for his subsequent voyages as well. ;Third Voyage For her third voyage ''Hindostan'' was again under Captain George Millet. This was his eighth voyage for the East India Company, and his fifth as a captain. She sailed to the Coast and China, leaving Portsmouth on 31 March 1801. She reached Madras on 26 July, Penang on 28 August, and Whampoa on 29 September. For her return trip she crossed Second Bar on 7 December. She reached Saint Helena on 12 April 1802 and the Downs on 10 June, before finally anchoring on 13 June.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hindostan (1796 Indiaman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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