Ellice (1798 ship)
Ellice (or Ellis, or Ellise) was launched in 1798 in Bermuda. From 1800 to her loss she was a hired transport for the government, carrying passengers and cargo between London and the Mediterranean, sailing as far as Malta. She was wrecked in November 1817.
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Name: | Ellice |
Owner: | J.Mellish |
Builder: | Bermuda |
Launched: | 1798 |
Fate: | Wrecked 1 November 1817 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen: | 368,[1] or 370, or 374,[2] or 376, (bm) |
Armament: |
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Career
Ellice entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1800 with J.Dryden, master, Mellish & Co, owner, and trade London transport.[2] She had damages repaired in 1800.
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
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1801 | J.Dryden | Mellish | London transport | LR; damages repaired 1800 |
1807 | J.Dryden | Mellish | London transport | LR; damages repaired 1800 |
1809 | Longstaff | Mellish | London transport | RS – Ellis[1] |
1811 | Longstaff | Mellish | London transport | RS – Ellis |
1812 | Longstaff | Mellish | London transport | LR; thorough repair 1812 |
1815 | Longstaff | Mellish | London transport | Register of Shipping; thorough repair 1811 |
1818 | J.Scott | Mellish | London–Malta | LR; thorough repair 1812 |
Fate
The transport ship Ellice was wrecked on 1 November 1817 on the north coast of Spain.[3] By one report, one hundred and forty-four passengers and the rest of the crew were rescued.[4] LLoyd's List reported that the wreck took place on 5 November and that an officer to the 60th Regiment and about 30 others were drowned.[5]
Citations
- Register of Shipping (RS) (1809), Seq.№E448.
- LR (1800), "E" supple.pages.
- "Loss of the Ellice Transport". The Times (10321). London. 6 December 1817. p. 2.
- "Loss of the Ellice Transport". Caledonian Mercury (14005). 13 December 1817.
- LL 28 November 1817, №5233.
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