HMS Cockburn (1822)

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HMS Cockburn was a schooner, the former steam vessel Braganza, that the Royal Navy purchased at Rio de Janeiro in May 1822. In August 1822 she was at Cape Town, undergoing fitting to serve as a tender to HMS Leven.[1] In December Cockburn, Lieutenant Owen, was in Delagoa Bay, expecting to return to the Cape in February.[2]

Loss: On 2 April 1823 HMS Cockburn, Lieutenant Owen, was attempting to enter Simon's Bay, Cape Colony, when Owen mistook the land. She anchored off Musenberg beach, but a strong wind drove her onshore at 4am on 3 April. All her crew were saved but it was doubted that she could be retrieved.[3] Her masts were cut away and her rudder was lost.[4][5][a]

Notes, citations, and references[]

Notes

  1. ^ Lieutenant Owen was probably Richard Owen, who had been appointed to Leven on 14 November 1821.[6]

Citations

  1. ^ "CAPE OF GOOD HOPE". Morning Post (London, England), 15 November 1822, Issue 16121.
  2. ^ "THE KING'S COURT". (5 April 1823), Morning Post (London, England) Issue: 16242.
  3. ^ "Maritime Intelligence". Aberdeen Journal (Aberdeen, Scotland), 2 July 1823 Issue 3938.
  4. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5812). 17 June 1823. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ Hepper (1994), p. 157.
  6. ^ Marshall (1835), p. 211.

References

  • Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
  • Wikisource This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Marshall, John (1835). "Owen, Richard". Royal Naval Biography. 4, part 2. London: Longman and company. p. 211.
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