Kent (1799 ship)
Kent, launched in 1799, was an East Indiaman of the British East India Company. On her first voyage in 1800 she was on her way to Bengal and Bencoolen when the French privateer Robert Surcouf captured her near the mouth of the Ganges.
Capture of Kent by Confiance. Painting by Ambroise Louis Garneray | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| East India Company | |
| Name | Kent |
| Owner | Henry Bonham (principal managing owner) |
| Builder | Thomas Pitcher, Northfleet |
| Launched | 1799, or 10 February 1800, |
| Fate | Captured 1800 |
| Denmark | |
| Name | Cronberg |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | East Indiaman |
| Tons burthen | 824, or 875 78⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 145 ft 6 in (44.35 m) (overall); 117 ft 11 in (35.94 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 36 ft 3 in (11.05 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) |
| Complement | 100 |
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