Salamander (1806 ship)

Salamander was launched at Blythe in 1806. She traded as a coaster on the west coast of England and then to the Baltic. She was wrecked on the Swedish coast in 1823.

History
United Kingdom
Name: Salamander
Namesake: Salamander
Builder: Blyth, Northumberland[1]
Launched: 1806[1]
Fate: Wrecked 25 August 1823
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 93 (bm)
Armament: 2 × 4-pounder guns (1811)

She first appeared in the registers in 1809 in the Register of Shipping (RS) with Lawson, master, H.Debord, owner, and trade Shields coaster.[1]

A gale on 10 November 1810 drove Salamander, "of Blythe", and a number of other vessels onshore on the coast of Lincolnshire between Tetney and Theddlethorpe.[2] She underwent a thorough repair in 1811. She first entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812 with John Rose, master and owner, and trade Hull–Oporto.[3]

Salamander was lost on 25 August 1823 off "Kole", Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire to London. Her crew, most of her cargo, and her materials were saved.[4] Her entry in Lloyd's Register for 1824 carried the annotation "lost". LR gave the name of her master as Davidson, her owners as Frost & Co., and her trade as London coaster.[5]

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