Earl of Eldon (1830 ship)

History
Name: Earl of Eldon
Namesake: Lord Eldon
Owner: J. Barrie, Whitby
Builder: J. Barrie, Whitby
Launched: 1830
Fate: Destroyed by fire at sea 1834
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen: 513 (bm)
Length: 119 ft 3 in (36.3 m)
Beam: 31 ft 6 in (9.6 m)
Propulsion: Sail
Notes: Carvel built

Earl of Eldon was launched at Whitby in 1830 but registered in London. Her master was Captain E. Theaker. She first appears in Lloyd's Register in 1831 and her trade is London-India.[2]

She left Bombay on 24 August 1834, bound for London with passengers and a cargo of cotton. Spontaneous combustion that occurred in the cargo,[1] resulted in her destruction in the Indian Ocean about 1000 miles from Rodrigues at 10°S 77°E / 10°S 77°E / -10; 77.

Passengers and crew took to her boats. On 10 October, after 13 days at sea in open boats, all 45, including four women and an infant, arrived safely at Rodrigues.[1][3]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Weatherill (1908), pp.151-2.
  2. ↑ Lloyd's Register (1831), Seq. №46.
  3. ↑ Hackman (2001), p.270.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7
  • Weatherill, Richard (1908) The ancient port of Whitby, and its ships. (Whitby: Horne & Son.)
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