Highlander (1810 ship)

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For other ships with the same name, see Highlander (ship).

History
United Kingdom
NameHighlander
BuilderDenmark
Launched1807[1]
Acquired1810 by purchase of a prize
FateWrecked 15 July 1812
General characteristics
Tons burthen209[2] (bm)
Armament
  • 1810:10 × 6-pounder carronades
  • 1811:8 × 6 + 4 × 12-pounder carronades

Highlander was launched in Denmark in 1807, almost certainly under another name, and taken in prize. She enters British records in 1810. She was lost in 1812.

Career[]

Highlander first appeared in the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1810.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1810 Holmes Pirie & Co. London–West Indies RS
1811 Holmes Pirie & Co. London–West Indies RS; large repair 1811

On 5 January 1811 Highlander, Holmes, master, cut from her anchors and cables in Portland Roads and ran onshore to the north of the harbour at Weymouth, Dorset. She had been on her way from St. Domingo to London. The initial expectation was that her materials and cargo could be saved.[3] She was refloated on 21 January and taken in to Weymouth.[4]

Highlander first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1811.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1811 Cuthbert Pirie & Co. London–Curacoa LR; damages and through repair 1811
1812 Cuthbert Pirie & Co. London–Curacoa LR; damages and through repair 1811

Fate[]

Highlander, Cuthbert, master, was wrecked on 15 July 1812 on the Carysfort Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. The great part of her cargo was saved.[5]

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b LR (1811), Supple. pages "H", Seq.No.H50.
  2. ^ a b RS (810), "H" supple. pages.
  3. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4526. 8 January 1811. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Marine List". Lloyd's List (4531). 25 January 1811.
  5. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4696. 25 August 1812. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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