Adriatic (1810 ship)

Adriatic was built at Sunderland in 1810. She sailed to the West Indies and the Cape of Good Hope (CGH, or the Cape). There is no evidence that she sailed to India. She was wrecked at the Cape in 1822.

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

History
United Kingdom
Name: Adriatic
Namesake: Adriatic
Builder: Sunderland[1]
Launched: 1810
Fate: Wrecked 1822
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 193[2][1] (bm)
Armament:
  • 1811:6 × 9-pounder carronades[2]
  • 1815:8 × 9-pounder + 2 × 6-pounder guns

Career

Adriatic first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1811 with R. Stamp, master, Moon & Co., owner, and trade London–Rio de Janeiro.[2]

Lloyd's Register and the Register of Shipping (RS) were only as accurate as shipowners chose to keep them. Also, the registers did not publish at exactly the same time, even when publishing for the same year. Consequently, there are frequently discrepancies between them.

Year Master Owner Trade Source and notes
1811 R. Stamp Moon & & Co. London−Rio de Janeiro LR
1811 R.Stamp H.Moon London–Senegal
London–CGH		 RS
1815 R. Stamp
W Tremayne		 Moon & Co. Plymouth–CGH LR; large repairs 1814
1815 Tremayne R. Winlow Southampton–Plymouth RS
1820 Ruther Capt. & Co. London–Rio de Janeiro LR; large repairs 1814 & small repairs 1819
1820 W. Rutter Rutter London–Rio de Janeiro RS

Fate

Adriatic, Rutter, master, sailed from Gravesend on 20 April, bound for the Cape, and arrived there on 14 July. On 21 July a storm drove Adriatic onshore with the loss of a crew member.[3][4] She was condemned and sold.[5]

The same storm also resulted in the loss of other ships, including Olive Branch, Sun, and Leander, and damage to Royal George.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Hackman (2001), p. 248.
  2. LR (1811), Seq.№A163.
  3. "Storm At The Cape Of Good Hope." Times, 15 October 1822, p. 2. The Times Digital Archive – Accessed 10 February 2019.
  4. "STORM AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE". The Morning Post (16095). 16 October 1822.
  5. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5744). 22 October 1822.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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