Lady Hannah Ellice (1812 ship)

Lady Hannah Ellice (or Lady Hannah Ellis) was launched in 1812 as a West Indiaman. Later, she traded more widely, including making two voyages to India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She survived two maritime misadventures only to suffer a final wrecking in August 1838.

For other ships with the same name, see Ellice (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Name: Lady Hannah Ellice
Namesake: Wife of Edward "Bear" Ellice
Builder: Edward Adams, Bucklers Hard, Hampshire
Launched: 13 April 1812
Fate: Wrecked 27 August 1838
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 341,[1] or 350[2] (bm)
Length: 106 ft 5 in (32.4 m)
Beam: 26 ft 6 in (8.1 m)
Armament: 12 × 9-pounder carronades

Career

Lady Hannah Ellis first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812 with Lawton, master, Ch almers & Co. owners, and trade London–West Indies[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1816 R.Garrick Chalmers & Co. London–Saint Lucia LR

A dreadful hurricane on 21 October 1817 devastated the harbour of Castries, Saint Lucia, and drove Lady Hannah Ellice, and 11 other vessels on shore.[3][4]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1818 Hutchinson
Urquhardt		 Chalmers London–Saint Lucia LR; damages and good repair 1818
1820 Urquhardt Joad London–Jamaica LR; damages and good repair 1818
1825 J.Liddle Marquardt Greenock-Miramichi, New Brunswick LR; good repairs 1818 & 1819

On 3 November 1825 a gale at Milford Haven drove Lady Hannah Ellice into the lazaretto and other vessels under quarantine; she lost her bowsprit,foremast and head. She then ran aground on the mudflats near the dockyard. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to London.[5]

Sailed from Bombay on 12 June 1828 and arrived in the Downs end-September 1828.

On 23 December 1828 sailed for Bengal from Gravesend, but she sprang a leak and had to return on 28 December. She arrived at Bengal on 1 June 1829. She sailed from Calcutta on 6 August and Saugor on 17 August.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1830 J.Liddle M'Farland London–Calcutta LR; good repairs 1818 & 1819, & damages and good repair 1827
1835 J.Liddell M'Farland Liverpool–Virginia LR; homeport Alloa, large repair 1833

Fate

Lady Hannah Ellice was wrecked on 27 August 1838 on The Triangles.[Note 1] She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[6]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

  1. The Triangles 18.313890°N 64.916559°W / 18.313890; -64.916559, are rocks between Green Cay and the harbour at Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Citations

  1. Hackman (2001), p. 289.
  2. LR (1812), Supple.pages "L", Seq.№74.
  3. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5242). 2 January 1818.
  4. It was expected that she would be got off without much damage."The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5244). 9 January 1818.
  5. Lloyd's List 8 November 1825, №6062.
  6. "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21507). London. 19 October 1838.

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)
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