Arran (1799 ship)

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History
Great Britain
NameArran
NamesakeIsle of Arran
OwnerForeman & Co., Calcutta[1] or Fairlie, Gilmore & Co.[2]
BuilderJ. Gilmore, Calcutta
Launched28 February 1799[1]
FateWrecked June 1809
NotesTeak-built
General characteristics
Tons burthen335[3] or 344,[4] or 350,[5] (bm)[Note 1]
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament6 × 4-pounder guns & 2 × 9-pounder guns "of the New Construction"[3]

Arran was launched at Calcutta in 1799. In 1800 she sailed to Britain for the British East India Company (EIC). She then traded between England and India and around India until she was lost in June 1809 while sailing to Basra from Bengal.

Career[]

Captain John Barker sailed from Calcutta on 28 January 1800, bound for London. Arran was at Kedgeree on 11 March. She reached St Helena on 19 June, and arrived at Deptford on 17 September.[2]

Arran appears in Lloyd's Register in 1800 with J. Barker, master, Foreman, owner, and trade London–India.[3] The cost of outfitting Arran in London on 25 October 1800 was £2442 3d.[6]

On 9 March 1801 Arran was at the Cape of Good Hope, about to sail for Calcutta.[7] On 4 February 1802 Arran was at St Helena and expected to sail for England in company with Suffolk,[8] which too was returning England from the Indies.

The costs of outfitting on 15 July 1802 were £2895 9s.[9] Arran was admitted to the Registry of Great Britain on 2 July 1802.[4]

Arran continued to trade with India. On 23 April 1805 Arran, William Robb, master, anchored off Calcutta. She had left Madras on the 15th.[10]

Arran appears in the Register of Shipping for 1809 with Wilson, master, Scott & Co., owner, and trade London–India.[11]

Fate[]

Arran was wrecked in June 1809 on the island of Karak (

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29°15′N 50°19.5′E / 29.250°N 50.3250°E / 29.250; 50.3250) in the Persian Gulf.[5] She was on a voyage from Bengal to Bussorah, Ottoman Iraq. The cargo was expected to be saved.[12]

Notes, citations, and references[]

Notes

  1. ^ Hackman gives a burthen of 735 tons,[1] but this must be a mis-transcription or typographical error as no other references come even close to half that dimension.

Citations

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Hackman (2001), p. 222.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b British Library: Arran
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Lloyd's Register (1800), supple. pages.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b House of Commons (1814), p. 628.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Phipps (1840), p. 97.
  6. ^ House of Commons (1814), p. 613.
  7. ^ Records of the Cape Colony: Dec 1799-May 1801, p.439.
  8. ^ Lloyd's List №4241.
  9. ^ House of Commons (1814), p. 614.
  10. ^ Naval Chronicle Vol. 14, p.349.
  11. ^ Register of Shipping (1809), Seq.№A1008.
  12. ^ Lloyd's List №4415.

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 ... Scot.
  • House of Commons, Parliament, Great Britain (1814). Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee on Petitions Relating to East-India-Built Shipping. H.M. Stationery Office.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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