Carnatic (1787 EIC Ship)
''Carnatic'' was launched in 1787. She made six voyages as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She was sold for breaking up in 1802. Career EIC voyage #1 (1788–1789): Captain John Corner sailed from The Downs on 29 January 1788, bound for Madras and China. ''Carnatic'' was at Madeira on 3 March, reached Madras on 26 June, was at Penang on 24 August, and arrived at Whampoa anchorage on 15 October. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 26 January 1789, reached St Helena on 18 March, and arrived at Long Reach on 3 July. EIC voyage #2 (1791–1792): Captain Corner sailed from Portsmouth on 3 February 1791, bound for Madras and China. ''Carnatic'' reached Madras on 30 May and Malacca on 22 August. She arrived at Whampoa on 22 September. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 12 December, reached Batavia on 19 January 1792 and St Helena on 7 April; she arrived at Long Reach on 10 June. Captain Corner brought several Camellia japonica 'Alba Pl ...
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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 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. 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 Royal Charter to trade in the Indian Ocean from Queen 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, different reports gave varying initial numbers of stripes. The flag cause ...
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