Princess Royal (1786 EIC ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| East India Company | |
| Name | Princess Royal |
| Owner | Alexander Hume |
| Builder | Wells |
| Launched | October 1786 |
| Fate | Captured 1793 |
| France | |
| Name | Duguay Trouin |
| Namesake | René Duguay-Trouin |
| Owner | Pitot & Co of Mauritius |
| Acquired | By capture September 1793 and purchase |
| Captured | May 1794 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Princess Royal |
| Acquired | By capture and purchase 1794 |
| Fate | Captured October 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | East Indiaman |
| Tons burthen | 80548⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 143 ft 7+1⁄2 in (43.8 m) (overall); 116 ft 0+1⁄2 in (35.4 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 36 ft 1+1⁄2 in (11.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft 9 in (4.5 m) |
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Princess Royal, launched in 1786, was an East Indiaman. She made two complete trips to India for the British East India Company (EIC) and was on her third trip, this one to China, when French privateers or warships captured her on 27 September 1793. The French Navy took her into service in the Indian Ocean as a 34-gun frigate under the name Duguay Trouin. The Royal Navy recaptured her and she returned to British merchant service. In 1797 she performed one more voyage for the EIC. She received a letter of marque in July 1798 but was captured in October 1799 off the coast of Sumatra.