Two
East Indiamen
East Indiaman was a general name for any sailing ship operating under charter or licence to any of the East India trading companies of the major European trading powers of the 17th through the 19th centuries. The term is used to refer to vesse ...
of the
East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...
(EIC), have borne the name ''Hillsborough'', named for
Hillsborough:
* – launched in 1774 and made two complete voyages for the EIC; A Spanish fleet captured her in 1780. The Spanish Navy took her into service until 1794, when she was sold for breaking up.
*– launched in 1783. Made seven voyages for the EIC before she was sold. She became a whaler and was broken up in 1804.
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Ships of the British East India Company
Age of Sail merchant ships
Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
Ship names