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Definition of Indiamen

Indiamen
Indiaman In"di*a*man, n.; pl. Indiamen. A large vessel in the India trade. --Macaulay.

Meaning of Indiamen from wikipedia

- East Indiamen were merchant ships that operated under charter or licence for European trading companies which traded with the East Indies between the 17th...
- postage stamps. Ships of the East India Company were called East Indiamen or simply "Indiamen". Their names were sometimes prefixed with the initials "HCS"...
- they have scored successes in combat against them. Examples include East Indiamen mimicking ships of the line and chasing off regular French warships in...
- in which a large convoy of Honourable East India Company (HEIC) East Indiamen, well-armed merchant ships, intimidated, drove off and chased away a powerful...
- parti****ted on 15 June 1795 in the capture of seven Dutch East Indiamen. East Indiamen travelled in convoys as much as they could. Frequently these convoys...
- wrecked in Weymouth Bay, England in 1805. She was one of the largest East Indiamen ever built. John Wordsworth was her captain during her last two successful...
- Similarly, at the time (18th and 19th centuries) people also referred to East Indiamen (ships trading with the East Indies), Guineamen (slave ships), or Greenlandmen...
- Mauritius but had cancelled the plan in May. It had intended to use East Indiamen about to sail from England to India and China. One suspects that the logistics...
- Guy-Victor Duperré attacked and defeated a convoy of three British East Indiamen near the Comoros Islands. During the engagement, the British convoy put...
- Henry Bonham (31 July 1765 – 9 April 1830) was an English merchant and Member of Parliament. Bonham was born on 31 July 1765, the third son of Samuel Bonham...