Henry Dundas (1786 EIC ship)

The Henry Dundas was an East Indiaman, a merchant ship owned by the British East India Company (EIC). Launched in 1786, she undertook several voyages between England and India, carrying goods, personnel, and mail. Details of her specific voyages, captains, tonnage, and eventual fate would require further research using sources such as Lloyd's Register and contemporary records of the East India Company. She likely participated in the burgeoning trade that characterized the late 18th and early 19th centuries, facilitating the exchange of goods between Britain and its growing empire in the East. The ship was named after Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, a prominent Scottish lawyer and politician who held influential positions within the British government and the East India Company during this period. He played a key role in shaping British policy towards India.