Busiris (1814 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NameBusiris
NamesakeBusiris
Owner
  • 1814:R. Redman & Co.
  • 1826:Gardiner
BuilderSt Peter's Dockyard,[2] William Smith & Co, Newcastle-upon-Tyne[3]
Launched22 November 1814[1]
FateWrecked 28 May 1826
General characteristics
Tons burthen360,[4] or 361,[5] or 363, or 36331⁄94[1] (bm)

Busiris was launched at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1814 as a West Indiaman. She made one voyage as an East Indiaman and then returned to the West Indies trade. She was wrecked in May 1826.

Career[]

Busiris wqs offered for sale on 21 April 1815 in the Blackwall Canal,[2] and first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815 with Frankland, master, Redmand & Co., owner, and trade London–Barbados.[5]

On 3 July 1817 Busiris, Franklin, master, arrived at Gravesend from St Lucia.[6]

The British East India Company (EIC} had in 1813 lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. Numerous shipowners then tried out this newly-legal trade. On 2 December 1817 Busiris, J. Balston, master, sailed from Britain for Fort William (Calcutta). She was sailing under a license from the EIC.[4] She arrived at Bengal on 4 May 1818.

Lloyd's Register for 1819 showed Busiris's master changing from Balston to Gardner, and her trade from London–Calcutta to London–St Vincent.[7] On 14 April 1819 Busiris, Gardner, master, sailed from Gravesend for St Vincent.[8]

A letter from St Kitts dated 9 June 1824 reported that Busiris, Gardner, master, had stopped there on 7 June her way from Grenada due to a leak. The leak was stopped and Busiris sailed for London the next day.[9]

On 30 December, at Cowes, Beaufort in coming in ran across Busiris's hawse, and sustained some damage.[10]

Lloyd's Register for 1826 showed Busiris with R. Gardinar, master and owner. Her trade changed from London–New Brunswick to London–Grenada.[11]

Fate[]

Busiris, of London, Jackson, master, wrecked on 28 May 1826 on Cobblers' Rocks, Barbados. Her crew was saved, but almost all of her cargo was lost.[12]

Citations and references[]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Hackman 2001, p. 257.
  2. ^ a b London Public Ledger And Daily Advertiser Archives, 21 April 1815, p.4.
  3. ^ Tyne-built ships.
  4. ^ a b LR (819), "Licensed India Ships – Season 1817".
  5. ^ a b LR (1815), Supple. pages "B", Seq.№B62.
  6. ^ Lloyd's List №5191, Ship arrivals and eparture (SAD) data.
  7. ^ LR (1819), Seq.№B627.
  8. ^ Lloyd's List №5738, SAD data,
  9. ^ Lloyd's List №5923.
  10. ^ Lloyd's List №5973.
  11. ^ LR (1826), Seq.№B793.
  12. ^ Lloyd's List №6133.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
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