The East Indiamen

1 August 2021 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: Tall ships, Yacht of the Month Reading Time:  7 minutes

Batavia replica © Ökologix

Batavia replica © Ökologix

East Indiaman was a general name for any sailing ship operating under charter or licence to any of the East India trading companies of the major European trading powers of the 17th through the 19th centuries. The term is used to refer to vessels belonging to the Austrian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, or Swedish companies. Some of the East Indiamen chartered by the British East India Company were known as “tea clippers”.   read more…

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