
On This Day 17 June 1805 Captain John Dale acquired a letter of Marque and he sailed "The Streatham" to Cork bound for Madeira and Madras and Bengal
The ‘Streatham’ was a ship of the Honourable East India Company. It was launched in 1805 and made seven voyages.
In 1806 she took part in General Sir David Bairds and Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham expedition that captured the Dutch Cape Colony
Picture- the 'Streatham" with the opium clipper 'Red Rover" at anchor in Hooghly River, Calcutta. (National maritime Museum)
The ‘Streatham’ was a ship of the Honourable East India Company. It was launched in 1805 and made seven voyages.
In 1806 she took part in General Sir David Bairds and Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham expedition that captured the Dutch Cape Colony
Picture- the 'Streatham" with the opium clipper 'Red Rover" at anchor in Hooghly River, Calcutta. (National maritime Museum)