Canton (1790 EIC Ship)
''Canton'' was launched in 1790 as an East Indiaman. She made eight voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1791 and 1811. She was sold and served for a while as a West Indiaman, transport, and storeship. Her hulk was sunk in 1829 to form a dry dock at Limehouse. She was finally broken up in 1898. Career The EIC engaged ''Canton'' for six voyages, and then engaged her for an additional two voyages. EIC voyage #1 (1791–1792) Captain Thomas Bretrell sailed from The Downs on 27 January 1791, bound for Bombay and China. ''Canton'' reached Bombay on 23 May, and arrived at Whampoa Anchorage on 16 September. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 23 November, reached St Helena on 2 March 1792, and arrived at Purfleet on 24 April. EIC voyage #2 (1794–1795) War with France had broken out before ''Canton''s second voyage. Captain Thomas Bretrell acquired a letter of marque on 3 April 1794. The British government held ''Canton'' at Portsmouth, together w ...
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Flag Of The British East India Company (1707)
The flag of the East India Company was used to represent the East India Company, which was chartered in Kingdom of England, England in 1600. The flag was altered as the nation changed from England to Great Britain to the United Kingdom. It was initially a red and white striped ensign with the flag of England in the canton (flag), canton. The flag displayed in the canton was later replaced by the flag of Great Britain and then the flag of the United Kingdom, as the nation developed. Early years Upon receiving a Chartered company, Royal Charter to trade in the Indian Ocean from Queen Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I in 1600, the English East India Company adopted a flag of red and white stripes (varying from nine to thirteen stripes in total), with the flag of England in the canton. It was reported that the number of stripes was chosen because many of the East India Company's shareholders were Freemasons, and the number thirteen is considered powerful in Freemasonry. However, ...
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