Clove (ship)

History
NameClove
OperatorBritish East India Company
In service1610
Out of service1623
FateLaid up; rotten
General characteristics
TypeTransport
Tonnage527 GRT
Crew89 (1610)

Clove was an East Indiaman vessel best known as the first British trade ship to make port in Japan. Captained by John Saris, she landed at Hirado, near Nagasaki, on 11 June 1613.

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