Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: The Herefordshire
AssociatedAssociated with
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
(Frogmore House, Windsor, England, 1900 - 1979)
Medallist
John Pinches, Medallists
DateMay 2004
Object NameMedal
MediumSterling Silver
ClassificationsMedals
AcquisitionPresented in 2004 by Dr Joan M Burrell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS072500.39
Keywords
The ships did not belong to the East India Company but were chartered from 'ship's husbands' who built them with this one purpose in view. There were, of course, scandals from time to time over the terms and conditions under which vessels were hired, sometimes from the Company's own directors.
To travel in an East Indiaman, a passenger had to hire accommodation from the master who was permitted to retain the passage money as one of his perquisites. The passengers supplied their own furniture, and temporary cabins were built in the stern of the vessel and on deck. The master of an Indiaman could accumulate extensive capital from this source and from the right to carry small quantities of cargo on his own account. It was one of the recognised ways of establishing a fortune.
The vessels made one leisurely round voyage each year. The 'list of ships for the season 1796-97' gives the names of 34 vessels; 15 were taken up for the Bay of Bengal, five for Bombay, four for Bombay and China, four for China direct, two for India and China, and one each for four destinations in India.
The Herefordshire, 1,200 tons, was built in Bombay in 1803 and taken up by the East India Company on charter, as was their normal custom. In the season 1816-17, for example, she made a round voyage to Madras, Penang and China.
The reign of the Indiaman came to an end with the cancellation of the Company's monopoly in 1834.
The Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea, John Pinches Medallists Ltd.
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