Earl of Eldon (1830 ship)

Earl of Eldon was launched at Whitby in 1830 but registered in London. Her master was Captain E. Theaker and her owner was J. Barry. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1830; in 1831 her trade was London-India.[2]

For other ships with the same name, see Lord Eldon (ship).
History
Name: Earl of Eldon
Namesake: Lord Eldon
Owner: J. Barrie, Whitby
Builder: J. Barrie, Whitby
Launched: 1830
Fate: Destroyed by fire at sea 1834
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen: 513 (bm)
Length: 119 ft 3 in (36.3 m)
Beam: 31 ft 6 in (9.6 m)
Propulsion: Sail
Notes: Carvel built

She left Bombay on 24 August 1834, bound for London with passengers and a cargo of cotton. Spontaneous combustion that occurred in the cargo,[1] resulted in her destruction in the Indian Ocean about 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) from Rodrigues at 10°S 77°E.

Passengers and crew took to her boats. On 10 October, after 13 days at sea in open boats, all 45, including four women and an infant, arrived safely at Rodrigues.[1][3][4] Lloyd's List reported on 20 January 1835 that Earl of Eldon had burnt at sea.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Weatherill (1908), pp. 151-2.
  2. Lloyd's Register (1831), Seq. №46.
  3. Hackman (2001), p. 270.
  4. "SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE". The Hull Packet (2618). 23 January 1835.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
gollark: I don't know how someone got the webhook URL.
gollark: The bot has not been programmed to do this, and it's clearly being done via webhook.
gollark: Again, IT IS NOT ME AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW IT IS OCCURING.
gollark: It's also not my code.
gollark: It's not ME doing it.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.