Medusa (1813 ship)

Medusa was launched at Whitby in 1813. She spent a number of years as a transport, but from the mid-1820s on she sailed between England and Canada. She was abandoned in a sinking state on 1 January 1834.

History
Great Britain
Name: Medusa
Namesake: Medusa
Owner: Thomas Hutchinson and Thomas Barrick[1]
Builder: Thomas Barrick, Whitby[1]
Launched: 1813
Fate: Abandoned at sea 1 January 1834
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 217[2][1] (bm)
Armament: 6 guns[2]

Career

Medusa first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1813 with Hutchinson, master, Barrick, owner, and trade London transport.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1814 Hutchinson Barrick London transport LR
1819 Hutchinson Capt. & Co. Plymouth transport LR

In 1820 Medusa may have participated in the British government's 1820 Settlers scheme to bring settlers to South Africa. She arrived at Simon's Bay on 17 June 1820.[3] However there is no record of any passengers arriving on her.[4]

See also: Transport vessels of the 1820 British settlers to South Africa
Year Master Owner Trade Source
1822 Hutchinson Capt. & Co. Cork transport LR
1825 Hutchinson Hutchinson London–Prince Edward Island LR
1828 J.Sampson J.Sampson Dublin–Quebec LR
1833 J.Sampson J.Sampson Dublin–Quebec LR

Lloyd's List reported on 23 September 1828 that Medusa, Sampson, master, had saved the crew of Evander at 44°N 48°W.

Fate

Medusa was lost around 1833. She is no longer listed in Lloyd's Register in 1834. Lloyd's List reported on 7 January 1834 that a Medusa had been abandoned at sea 60 miles off Flamborough Head. On 1 January 1834 Clyde rescued all ten people on board Medusa, of Whitby as she was in a sinking state. The survivors were Captain Wilson, his wife, and eight crew men. Clyde brought them into Grimsby on 4 January.[5]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Weatherill (1908), p. 124.
  2. LR (1813), Supple. pages "M", Seq.№M87.
  3. Cory (1913), p. 30.
  4. Cory (1913), p. 36.
  5. "Ship News." Times [London, England 7 Jan. 1834: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Nov. 2019.]

References

  • Cory, George, Sir (1913). The Rise of South Africa: 1820-1834. Longmans, Green.
  • Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.
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