Royal Captain (East Indiaman)
The Royal Captain was a British East Indiaman launched in 1772 and lost in 1773 in the South China Sea. In 1999, an expedition discovered the wreck and salvaged some of her cargo.
Randall built the three-decker, which her managing owner, Sir Richard Hotham, chartered to the East India Company. The ship measured 43.6 metres from bow to rudder, 11 metres across the beam and had a burthen of 864 tons (bm).
Read more about Royal Captain (East Indiaman): The Voyage, Loss, Discovery and Salvage, Documentary
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