page_title: Houghton (1782 EIC ship)
hierarchical_section_title: Houghton (1782 EIC ship)
caption_attribution_description: English: Sketch by Thomas Luny of the stern and bow and figurehead of the proposed East Indiaman Houghton
context_page_description: Houghton was launched in 1782 and made six voyages as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company. In 1794 she was part of an EIC squadron that had some success against French privateers and naval vessels in the Sunda Strait, and then in 1796 she participated as a transport in the British capture of St Lucia. She was sold in 1799 and her owner took her out to India to work in the tea trade between India and China. She foundered in 1803.
context_section_description: Houghton was launched in 1782 and made six voyages as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). In 1794 she was part of an EIC squadron that had some success against French privateers and naval vessels in the Sunda Strait, and then in 1796 she participated as a transport in the British capture of St Lucia. She was sold in 1799 and her owner took her out to India to work in the tea trade between India and China. She foundered in 1803.
caption: Sketch by Thomas Luny of the stern and bow and figurehead of the proposed East Indiaman Houghton, dated 28 January 1779, National Maritime Museum
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