Busiris (1814 ship)
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| Name | Busiris |
| Namesake | Busiris |
| Owner |
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| Builder | St Peter's Dockyard,[1] William Smith & Co, Newcastle upon Tyne[2] |
| Launched | 22 November 1814[3] |
| Fate | Wrecked 28 May 1826 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 360,[4] or 361,[5] or 363, or 36331⁄94[3] (bm) |
Busiris was launched at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1814 as a West Indiaman. She made one voyage as an East Indiaman and then returned to the West Indies trade. She was wrecked in May 1826.
Career
[edit]Busiris wqs offered for sale on 21 April 1815 in the Blackwall Canal,[1] and first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815 with Frankland, master, Redmand & Co., owner, and trade London–Barbados.[5]
On 3 July 1817 Busiris, Franklin, master, arrived at Gravesend from St Lucia.[6]
The British East India Company (EIC) had in 1813 lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. Numerous shipowners then tried out this newly-legal trade. On 2 December 1817 Busiris, J. Balston, master, sailed from Britain for Fort William (Calcutta). She was sailing under a license from the EIC.[4] She arrived at Bengal on 4 May 1818.
Lloyd's Register for 1819 showed Busiris's master changing from Balston to Gardner, and her trade from London–Calcutta to London–St Vincent.[7] On 14 April 1819 Busiris, Gardner, master, sailed from Gravesend for St Vincent.[8]
A letter from St Kitts dated 9 June 1824 reported that Busiris, Gardner, master, had stopped there on 7 June on her way from Grenada due to a leak. The leak was stopped and Busiris sailed for London the next day.[9]
On 30 December, at Cowes, Beaufort in coming in ran across Busiris's hawse, and sustained some damage.[10]
Lloyd's Register for 1826 showed Busiris with R. Gardinar, master and owner. Her trade changed from London–New Brunswick to London–Grenada.[11]
Fate
[edit]Busiris, of London, Jackson, master, wrecked on 28 May 1826 on Cobblers' Rocks, Barbados. Her crew was saved, but almost all of her cargo was lost.[12]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b London Public Ledger And Daily Advertiser Archives, 21 April 1815, p.4.
- ^ Tyne-built ships.
- ^ a b Hackman 2001, p. 257.
- ^ a b LR (819), "Licensed India Ships – Season 1817".
- ^ a b LR (1815), Supple. pages "B", Seq.№B62.
- ^ Lloyd's List №5191, Ship arrivals and eparture (SAD) data.
- ^ LR (1819), Seq.№B627.
- ^ Lloyd's List №5738, SAD data,
- ^ Lloyd's List №5923.
- ^ Lloyd's List №5973.
- ^ LR (1826), Seq.№B793.
- ^ Lloyd's List №6133.
References
[edit]- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
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