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''Doddington'' was an East Indiaman of the British East India Company (EIC). She made two trips for the EIC to Bombay, China, and Mokha. On her third trip she was sailing to India to remain there when she was wrecked on 17 July 1755 at Bird Island in Algoa Bay, near present day Port Elizabeth. The ship was carrying a hoard of gold belonging to Clive of India, which modern treasure hunters looted. The controversy over these depredations resulted in changes to international maritime treaties to better protect underwater cultural heritage. ==Successful voyages== ;Voyage #1 (1748-49) Captain Benjamin Mason left the Downs on 8 June 1748, bound for Bombay and China. ''Doddington'' the Cape on 15 September, Cochin on 5 February 1749, and Tellicherry on 20 February, and arrived at Bombay on 28 March. She was again at 1 May Tellicherry on 1 May. From there she reached Kedah on 10 June and Malacca on 11 July, and arrived at Whampoa on 9 August. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar, about 20 miles before Whampoa, on 4 December, reached Saint Helena on 3 March 1750, and arrived at Long Reach on 21 May.〔 ;Voyage #2 (1752-54) Captain Norton Hutchinson left the Downs on 20 March 1752, bound for Bombay and Mokha. ''Doddington'' reached Lisbon on 10 April and St Augustine's Bay on 3 August. She arrived at Bombay on 9 October. She then spent the period 22 October to 13 November cruising, before again arriving at Bombay on 14 November. She sailed to Surat, which she reached on 26 December. and arrived at "Scindy Road" on 9 January 1753, before returning to Surat on 19 February.〔Scindy Road is probably the roadstead of Sindh, i.e., the waters off Karachi.〕 On 26 February she arrived at Bombay again. She reached Mangalore on 11 March and Tellicherry on 17 March, and arrived at Mokha on 16 April. By 16 September she was back at Bombay. From there she reached the Cape on 14 February 1754 and St Helena on 17 March, and arrived at Gravesend on 31 May.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Doddington (East Indiaman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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