Alcyone (1810 ship)
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Builder | Thomas Steemson, Paull, Hull, |
Launched | 18 August 1810 |
Fate | Last listed 1847. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 383, or 391 (bm) |
Length | 108 ft 5 in (33.0 m) |
Beam | 29 ft 1 in (8.9 m) |
Armament | 4 × 9-pounder guns + 8 × 18-pounder carronades |
Alcyone (or Alcione) was launched in 1810 at Kingston-on-Hull. She spent her career as a merchantman sailing across the Atlantic. She suffered a major grounding in 1824. Circa 1827 Alcyone sailed to India under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She was last listed in 1847.
Career[]
Alcyone was first listed in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1810.[2]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
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1810 | Vollans | Read & Co. | Hull–Rio de Janeiro | LR |
1812 | J.Vollans Simpson |
Read & Co. | Hull–Rio de Janeiro London–Jamaica |
LR |
1815 | Simpson E.Davis |
Read & Co. | London–Jamaica | LR |
1816 | Simpson E.Davis Shakespeare |
Read & Co. | London–Jamaica | LR |
1818 | Shakespeare J.Ranking |
Read & Co. | London–Jamaica | LR |
1819 | J.Rankin Chapman |
Read & Co. | Plymouth–West Indies London–Quebec |
LR |
1823 | Chapman | Stanes & Co. | Liverpool–New Brunswick | '"LR |
1824 | Chapman T.Mever (Muir?) |
Stanes & Co. W.Reed |
Liverpool–Mrimk (Miramichi?) | LR |
1825 | T.Mever | Reed & Co. | Liverpool–New Brunswick | LR |
A report from Liverpool stated that on 25 December 1824 a hurricane from the west drove Alcyone aground as she was coming from St Johns, New Brunswick. Her stern post broke and she filled with water. The weather was shocking, but it was hoped that it would be possible to remove the timber she was carrying between decks. It was expected that in spring every endeavor would be made to get her off.[3] Alcyone was refloated on 7 January 1825 and taken in to Hoylake, Lancashire.[4]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
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1826 | T.Mure | Reed & Co. | Liverpool–Leghorn Liverpool–"Mhimck" |
LR; damages and thorough repair 1824[a] |
1828 | T.Mure | Reice & Co. | Liverpool–Newry | LR; damages and thorough repair 1824; small repairs 1827[b] |
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 licence from the EIC.[6]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
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1829 | T.Mure | Reice & Co. | Liverpool–Bombay[7] | LR; damages and thorough repair 1824; small repairs 1827 |
1830 | T.Mure | Reide & Co. | Liverpool–Petersburg | LR; thorough repair 1824 & small repairs 1827 |
1833 | T.Mure | Reice & Co. | London | LR; damages and thorough repair 1824; small repairs 1827 |
1836 | T.Muir | Reid & Co. | Liverpool–Savannah Liverpool–Darien |
LR; small repairs 1836 and damages repaired 1837 |
1840 | T.Muir W.Gales |
Reid & Co. | Liverpool–Darien Liverpool–Quebec |
LR; small repairs 1836, & damages repaired 1837 & 1840 |
1841 | W.Gales | Reid & Co. | Liverpool–Quebec Liverpool |
LR; small repairs 1836 & 1842, & damages repaired 1837 & 1840 |
1845 | Storr | Hudson & Co. | Liverpool–Ichebo | LR; small repairs 1836 & 1842, & damages repaired 1837 & 1840 |
Career[]
Alcyone was last listed in 1847.
Notes, citations, and references[]
Notes
Citations
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 249.
- ^ LR (1810), Supple. pages Seq.No.A43.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5973. 31 December 1824. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5976. 11 January 1825. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ RS (1828), Seq.No.A358.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1829), "Licensed Ships".
References
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
- 1810 ships
- Age of Sail merchant ships of England
- Maritime incidents in December 1825