Scaleby Castle (1798 EIC ship)

	The East Indiamen Minerva, Scaleby Castle and Charles Grant; Thomas Whitcombe, 1820 - National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
History
Great Britain
Name	Scaleby Castle
Namesake	Scaleby Castle
Owner	1798:Bruce, Fawcett & Co.; 1806:William Moffat;
Builder	Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia, Bombay Dockyard
Launched	13 August 1798
Fate	Sold 1816
United Kingdom
Name	Scaleby Castle
Owner	British East India Company
Acquired	1816
Fate	Sold 1835
United Kingdom
Name	Scaleby Castle
Owner	1835:Henry Templer; 1835:James Walkinshaw;
Acquired	1835 by purchase
Fate	Last listed 1841; sold 1847 for a hulk
General characteristics
Tons burthen	1216 or 1237, or 12377⁄94, or 124127⁄94, or 1242, or 1256 (bm)
Length	Overall:163 ft 6+1⁄2 in (49.8 m); Keel:131 ft 10+1⁄2 in (40.2 m);
Beam	42 ft 1 in (12.8 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 8 in (5.4 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	1799:148; 1806:135 ; 1811:135;
Armament	1799:26 × 24-pounder guns; 1806:38 × 12&24-pounder guns; 1811:38 × 12&18-pounder guns;
Notes	Three decks

Scaleby Castle was launched in 1798 at Bombay. She made three voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) under charter. At the end of the first she changed to British Registry. Her owners sold her in 1806 to William Moffat, who then entered into a four-voyage contract with the EIC as a regular ship. The EIC purchased Scaleby Castle outright in 1816. She proceeded to make 10 more voyages for the EIC. In all, she made 17 voyages for the EIC, a record. In 1833-35 the EIC ended its commercial activities and sold its vessels. New owners continued to sail Scaleby Castle to China and India. She was last listed in 1841. In 1847 her owners sold her as a hulk.

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