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Meaning of "east indiaman"
East Indiaman refers to a type of merchant ship that was historically used by European trading companies, such as the British East India Company, for trade between Europe and the East Indies (Southeast Asia). These ships were specifically designed for long-distance voyages, carrying a variety of cargo including spices, textiles, and other goods
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- Any ship operating under charter or licence to one of the East India Companies, which were each granted monopoly trading rights with the East Indies by one of several of the major trading powers of the 17th—19th centuries.
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The knowledgeable guides will take you on a fascinating guided tour of the East Indiaman.
An East Indiaman then took the survivors on to England.
I have taken my berth on an East Indiaman.
The East Indiaman Union took her cargo of oil home.
There is little evidence that she traded as an East Indiaman.
Later Wilson was captain of the East Indiaman Warley for five voyages.
During the voyage Mounsey took part in the capture of a French East Indiaman.
The wounded man was taken aboard the East Indiaman Earl of Abergavenny for treatment.
The East Indiaman Götheborg is classified as a passenger ship sailing under the ordinary Swedish flag.
The British then manned both raiders with crews from the East Indiaman squadron.
In 1754 he was on board an East Indiaman and made a voyage to the East Indies.
To become a doctor on an East Indiaman.
Earl Cornwallis was a three-decker East Indiaman launched in 1783 on the Thames.
Götheborg, a sailing replica of an 18th-century Swedish East Indiaman.
However, they captured a Dutch East Indiaman by surprise.
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