Felicitas (1818 ship)

Felicitas was launched Chittagong in 1818. She was registered at Calcutta and made one voyage to Great Britain. She was wrecked at Madras in December 1827.

History
United Kingdom
Name: Felicitas
Builder: James Macrae, Chittagong[1]
Launched: 1818
Fate: Wrecked 5 December 1827
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 395​35⁄94,[1] or 400,[2] or 425[3] (bm)
Length: 105 ft 3 in (32.1 m)[1]
Beam: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)[1]

Career

In 1819 her master was J.A.de Coil and her managing owner was Cruttenden & Co.[2]

In 1824 P.Campbell was her master and managing owner.[4]

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail between India or the Indian Ocean and Great Britain under a license from the EIC.[5]

On 26 October 1823 Felicitas, Campbell, master, sailed from Bengal for Mauritius and Gibraltar.[6] On 14 December she was at Mauritius and on 5 March 1824 she was at Saint Helena. She sailed for London on 9 March.

On 8 June Felicitas, Campbell, master, arrived at Portsmouth from Bengal and Ceylon. Two days later she sailed for London.[7] She arrived at Gravesend on 14 June.

On 9 September Felicitas, P. Campbell, master, sailed from London for Calcutta.[8] She arrived at Bengal on 9 February 1825. On 10 March she sailed for Madras and Bencoolen. On 29 March she sailed from Madras to Penang.

In 1827 her master was P. Campbell, and Alexander & Co. were her managing owners.[3]

Loss

On 5 December 1827 a gale or hurricane drove Felicitas, Campbell, master ashore at Madras and she became a total loss.[9][1] Felicitas was wrecked about seven miles south of Covelong. Several other British ships were lost at the same time. The masters were all ashore at the time and casualties among their crews were few.[10]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Hackman (2001), p. 276.
  2. East–India Register and Directory 1819, p.132.
  3. East–India Register and Directory 1827, p.155.
  4. East–India Register and Directory 1824, p.153.
  5. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  6. Lloyd's List №5895, Ship arrival and departure (SAD) data.
  7. Lloyd's List №5915, SAD data.
  8. Lloyd's Register (1827), "Ships Trading to India – 1824".
  9. "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury (16641). Edinburgh. 21 April 1828.
  10. Oriental Herald and Journal of General Literature, (1828), Volume 17, pp.369–370.

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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