Clydesdale (1819 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NameClydesdale
BuilderR & A Carsewell, Greenock
Launched7 July 1819
FateCondemned 1827
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen582, or 58289⁄94[2] (bm)
Length123 ft 0 in (37.5 m)
Beam32 ft 9 in (10.0 m)
Depth of hold7 ft 0 in (2.1 m)

Clydesdale was launched at Greenock in 1819. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1819 as an East Indiaman sailing under a licence from the British East India Company.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1819 M'Kellar Buchanan Greenock–Calcutta LR
1823 M'Kellar Brown & Co. Liverpool–New South Wales LR
1824 M'Kellar
Morris 		Brown & Co. Liverpool–New South Wales LR
1825 A.Morris Brown & Co. Liverpool–Calcutta LR
1826 Rose Captain & Co. London–Bengal LR

In 1826 Clydesdale, Rose, master, sailed for Madras and Bengal. She left Bengal or England on 15 March 1827. On her voyage back to England on 23 May she put in to Port Louis, Mauritius leaky. She was surveyed, condemned as unseaworthy, and sold for breaking up.

A report from Mauritius dated 7 July 1827 stated that would be bringing back part of Clydesdale's cargo as she had been condemned there.[4] Britomart left Mauritius on 14 August, the Cape on 20 September, and St Helena on 5 October. She arrived at Deal on 2 December.

Citations and references[]

Citations

  1. ^ Scottish Built Ships: Clydesdale.
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 263.
  3. ^ LR (1819), Supple. pages "C", Seq.No.C98.
  4. ^ "Multiple News Items" Morning Post (London, England), 1 October 1827, Issue 17730.

References

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