Northumberland(1797 ship)
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Name | Northumberland |
Namesake | Northumberland |
Owner | J. Lyall[1] |
Builder | Temple shipbuilders,South Shields[1] |
Launched | 4 April 1797[1] |
Fate | Wrecked 14 October 1805 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 40646⁄94,[1]or 423[2](bm) |
Length | 77 ft 6 in (23.6 m) |
Beam | 31 ft 4 in (9.6 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 3 in (4.0 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Armament |
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Northumberlandwas launched at South Shields in 1797. She made one voyage for the BritishEast India Company(EIC). She then traded with the West Indies until she wrecked in 1805.
Career
[edit]EIC voyage (1797-1799):Captain Samuel Aikman,[1]or Andrew Aickman,[3]or Ackman,[2]sailedNorthumberlandfrom her berth on 25 June 1797.[1]She left Torbay on 22 September 1797, bound for Bengal.Northumberlandarrived at the Cape of Good Hope on 15 December, and left on 15 April 1798. On 25 January 1799 she was sailing "towards England".[3]She returned to her moorings 7 February.[1]
Lloyd's Registerfor 1799 showedNorthumberland's trade changing from London—India to London—Jamaica.[4]
Lloyd's Registerfor 1805 showedNorthumberland's master changing from J. Proctor to Gibbs. Her trade is still London—Jamaica.[5]
Loss
[edit]Northumberland,Gibb, master, was totally lost on the Charleston Bar, South Carolina, on 14 October 1805; her crew was saved.[6]She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London when she became distressed and so attempted to put into Charleston.[7]
Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- Hackman, Rowan (2001).Ships of the East India Company.Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society.ISBN0-905617-96-7.