Lord Cathcart (1807 Hull ship)
Lord Cathcart was launched at Hull in 1807. She was a West Indiaman that made one voyage to India before she foundered in 1820 after striking a rock at Pelagosa Island in the Adriatic Sea.
History | |
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Name: | Lord Cathcart |
Namesake: | William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart. |
Builder: | Hull[1] |
Launched: | 1807[1] |
Fate: | Wrecked 12 January 1820 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen: | 362[2] (bm) |
Complement: | 17 at loss |
Armament: | 8 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 12-pounder carronades (1810) |
Career
Lord Cathcart entered Lloyd's Register in 1808 with J. Lane, master, Foster & Co., owner, and trade Hull–Jamaica.[1]
The Register of Shipping reports the following information:
Year | Master | Owner | Trade |
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1810 | Beattie | R. Moxon | London–Jamaica |
1815 | W. Batteny | R. Moxon | Liverpool–Jamaica |
1816 | Rammer Fairburn |
Moxon | Liverpool–San Domingo London–Jamaica |
1817 | Not published | ||
1818 | J. Farrant | R. Moxon | London–Calcutta |
1819 | J. Farrant | R. Moxon | London–Calcutta |
1820 | J. Farrant | R. Moxon | London–Calcutta |
Fate
Lord Cathcart was sailing from Fiume to England when she sank within 15 minutes after striking a rock 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east north east of Pelagosa Island, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, on 12 January 1820 in the Adriatic Sea, north of Gargano. Captain J. Ferrand , the carpenter, and three seamen drowned. The Chief Officer and eleven of the crew reached Manfredonia after two days and nights in her boats.[3][4]
Citations and references
Citations
- Lloyd's Register Supple. pages "M", Seq.№M9.
- Hackman 2001, pp. 291-2.
- Lloyd's List №5468.
- "Ship News". The Morning Post (15323). 29 February 1820.
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)