[PAR] [TLE] HMS Admiral Rainier (1800) [SEP] HMS "Admiral Rainier" was a Dutch 16-gun brig that the British captured on 23 August 1800 at Kuyper's Island, Java.  They took her into service and named her after Admiral Peter Rainier, the leader of the British expedition.  After the British sold her in 1803 apparently the French captured her in 1804 and sold her to the Dutch colonial government in Batavia for anti-piracy patrol.  Her Javanese crew mutinied in 1806 and eventually sailed to Penang where vessels of the British East India Company (EIC) seized the vessel.  She returned to British service, only to be captured and recaptured by vessels of the EIC.  Her ultimate fate is unknown. [PAR] [TLE] East India Company [SEP] The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company, which was formed to pursue trade with the "East Indies" (in present-day terms, Maritime Southeast Asia), but ended up trading mainly with Qing China and seizing control of the Indian subcontinent.
[PAR] [TLE] HMS Admiral Rainier ( 1800 ) [ SEP ] HMS " Admiral Rainier " was a Dutch 16-gun brig that the British captured on 23 August 1800 at Kuyper 's Island , Java . They took her into service and named her after Admiral Peter Rainier , the leader of the British expedition . After the British sold her in 1803 apparently the French captured her in 1804 and sold her to the Dutch colonial government in Batavia for anti - piracy patrol . Her Javanese crew mutinied in 1806 and eventually sailed to Penang where vessels of the British East India Company ( EIC ) seized the vessel . She returned to British service , only to be captured and recaptured by vessels of the EIC . Her ultimate fate is unknown . [PAR] [TLE] East India Company [ SEP ] The East India Company ( EIC ) , also known as the Honourable East India Company ( HEIC ) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company , was an English and later British joint - stock company , which was formed to pursue trade with the " East Indies " ( in present - day terms , Maritime Southeast Asia ) , but ended up trading mainly with Qing China and seizing control of the Indian subcontinent .
What was the informal name of the company that captured the HMS Admiral Rainier more than once?
What was the informal name of the company that captured the HMS Admiral Rainier more than once ?
John Company
John Company