Swallow (1820 ship)

Swallow was launched in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, possibly in 1820, and was registered at Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1825, and then in Plymouth, Great Britain.[1] She was wrecked in the Azores in 1829.

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

History
United Kingdom
Name: Swallow
Namesake: Swallow
Builder: Shelburne, Nova Scotia[1]
Launched: 1818,[2] or 1820[3]
Fate: Wrecked 11 July 1829
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 64,[1] or 65,[2] or 164[3] (bm)
Sail plan: Schooner

In 1825 Swallow sailed to Great Britain and assumed British Registry. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1826 with L.John, master, Broderick, owner, and trade Cork–Gibraltar.[2]

The Register of Shipping (RS) for 1829 showed Swallow with Johns, master, Broderick, owner, and trade London–Fayal.[3]

Swallow was wrecked off Pico on 11 July 1829 with the loss of a crew member, her mate. She was on a voyage from Fayal to Plymouth, Devon.[4][5]

At the time one of her passengers was James Weddell, whose ship Jane had become leaky on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Gibraltar and been condemned at Fayal. Her cargo had been transferred to Swallow and was completely lost.

Citations
  1. Library and Archives Canada Item: 65675: SWALLOW.
  2. LR Supple. pages "S", Se.№99.
  3. RS (1829), Seq.№S906.
  4. "(untitled)". The Standard (706). 20 August 1829.
  5. "Ship News" Times, 22 August 1829, p. 4. The Times Digital Archive – Accessed 11 October 2019.
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