Indian (1810 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Name: | Indian |
| Owner: | Manning & Co.[1] |
| Builder: | Temple, Jarrow[1] |
| Launched: | 6 January 1810[1] |
| Fate: | Wrecked December 1817 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 522,[2] or 522 71⁄94[1] (bm) |
| Draught: | 19 feet (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 12 x 12-pounder carronades[2] |
| Notes: | Two decks, with copper sheathing fastened with copper bolts. |
Indian was a merchant ship launched at Shields in 1810. Her first voyage was to transport convict convicts to Australia. She then became a West Indiaman. She wrecked with heavy loss of life on 8 December 1817.
Origin
There is some ambiguity about Indian's origin. She first appears in Lloyd's Register in 1812 with origin Whitby and launch year of 1809.[2] This is the information that Bateson reproduces.[3] However, the Register of Shipping for 1811 shows her origin as Shields, and her launch year as 1810.[4] The most complete history of Whitby shipping has no listing for Indian.[5] By contrast, Hackman has precise launch data and burthen,[1] suggesting that his launch year of 1810 and place of Jarrow/Shields is correct.
Career
Under the command of Andrew Barclay, she sailed from England on 18 July 1810 and arrived at Port Jackson on 16 December 1810.[3] She embarked 200 male convicts, of whom eight died on the voyage.[6] Indian also carried a detachment of the 73rd Regiment of Foot, who provided the guard.
Indian left Port Jackson on 24 February 1811 bound for Bengal.[7]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1815 | Barklay J. Garbutt |
Manning | London–Botany Bay | Lloyd's Register (LR) |
| 1816 | J. Garbutt J. Ferrar |
Manning Gibbar |
Liverpool–Boston | LR |
| 1818 | J. Fraser | Gibbons & Co. | London–St. Thomas | LR |
| 1818 | Davidson | Gibbons & Co. | London–St Thomas | Register of Shipping |
On 3 October 1815 Indian, Garbutt, master, sailed from Liverpool for Boston. However, on 8 November she had to put into Falmouth. She had encountered heavy gales on 21 and 23 October that carried away her foremast and head of her mainmast. It also sprang her bowsprit and washed 40 tons of salt overboard.[8]
She sailed from Falmouth on 28 February 1816, but then enountered heavy weather on 2 and 3 March. She had to put back on the 4th, having lost her fore and main topmasts, and her mainmast having been sprung. She was expected to sail again around the middle of march.[9]
Fate
On 8 December 1817 Indian was wrecked near Plouénan, Finistère, France with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.[10]
One report had the loss occurring near Ushant. Lloyd's List stated that Indian was coming from Portsmouth and that she had a number of officers sailing to join "the spanish insurgents".[11]
A report dated 12 December, from Brest stated that 240 people ad been lost. Some find horses, however, were saved from the wreck. The report put the wreck at "Pontasrol".[12]
The last report had the wrecking occurring near Roscoff. It stated that some 200 persons drowned.[13]
Citations and references
Citations
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hackman (2001), p.284.
- 1 2 3 Lloyd's Register (1811), seq. №IJ320.
- 1 2 Bateson (1959), pp.288-9.
- ↑ Register of Shipping (1811), Seq.№IJ335.
- ↑ Weatherill (1908).
- ↑ Bateson (1959), p.326.
- ↑ "Arrival of Vessels at Port Jackson, and their Departure". Australian Town and Country Journal, Saturday 3 January 1891, p.16. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ↑ Lloyd's List №5022.
- ↑ Lloyd's List №5055.
- ↑ "Ship News". The Times (10335). London. 23 December 1817. col E, p. 3.
- ↑ Lloyd's List №5238.
- ↑ Lloyd's List №5239.
- ↑ Lloyd's List №5247.
References
- Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships, 1787-1868. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
- 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 shipping. (Whitby: Hokne and Son)