Sir John Sherbroke (1804 ship)

Sir John Sherbrooke was built in 1804 in Nova Scotia. She first appeared in the British registers in 1815 and was wrecked in 1816.

For other ships with the same name, see Sir John Sherbrooke.
History
Nova Scotia
Name: Sir John Sherbrooke
Namesake: John Coape Sherbrooke
Builder: Nova scotia
Launched: 1804
Fate: Wrecked 1816
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 141 bm
Sail plan: Brig

Sir John Sherbrooke first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1816 with T.Garrett, master, changing to D. Cowan, N.Shanon, owner, and trade Liverpool–Newfoundland, changing to Liverpool–Jamaica. [1]

Captain Cowan was sailing from Jamaica to New York when Sir John Sherbrooke struck a reef in the Dry Tortugas on 19 October 1816 and bilged. The crew was saved, and proceeded to make off with the $60,000 in specie that she was carrying.[2]

Citations
  1. Lloyd's Register (1816), Seq.№513.
  2. Lloyd's List №5134.
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