Jane (1813 ship)

Jane was launched in 1813 at Fort Gloucester. She transferred her registry to Britain and sailed between Britain and India or Batavia. She was last mentioned in 1820, though the registers continued to carry her until 1826.

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

History
United Kingdom
Name: Jane
Builder: John Scott & Co., Fort Gloucester, Calcutta[1]
Launched: 6 December 1813[2]
Fate: Last listed 1826
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 461,[3] or 475,[2] or 478​58⁄94[1] (bm)
Length: 113 ft 10 in (34.7 m)[1]
Beam: 31 ft 6 in (9.6 m)[1]

Career

Jane, Maughan, master, was off Portsmouth on 10 May 1815, having come from Bengal and Saint Helena.[4]

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC.[5] Jane's owners sold her in England,[2] and she proceeded to trade from London to India and South-East Asia. Jane first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1815 Maughan Paxton & Co. London–India LR
1818 Maughan Palmer & Co. London–Batavia Register of Shipping (RS)
1820 Maughan Maitland Greenock–Calcutta LR

Lloyd's List reported on 27 March 1818 that Jane, returning to Greenock from Bengal, had to be towed into Cork on 20 March almost a complete wreck. A gale on the 14th had dismasted her as she was between the Western Islands and the Newfoundland Banks.[6]

Jane returned to service and from 1821 to 1826 both LR and the Register of Shipping (RS) showed her with Maughan, master, Maitland, owner, and trade London–Batavia. They did not, however, carry any indications of repairs.[7][8]

In a list of licensed ships, LR for 1821 showed Jane, Maughn, master, and Maitland, ship's husband, sailing for Batavia from London on 21 February 1820.[9] SAD data in LL showed Jane, Maughan, master, sailing from Gravesend for Batavia on 7 February 1820.[10] A few days later she was at Deal. Thereafter there is no mention of Jane, Maughan, master, in LL, either in the news or in the SAD data.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Hackman (2001), p. 286.
  2. Phipps (1840), p. 105.
  3. LR (1815), Supple. pages "J", Seq.№115.
  4. Lloyd's List (LL) 12 May 1815, №4970, Ship arrival and departure (SAD) data.
  5. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  6. LL 27 March 1818, №5266.
  7. RS (1821), Seq.№179.
  8. LR (1826), Seq.№173.
  9. LR (1821), "Licensed India Ships".
  10. LL 8 February 1820, №5463, SAD data.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.
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