Lady Ridley (1813 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Lady Ridley |
| Builder | William Stoveld, Blyth |
| Launched | 10 December 1813 |
| Fate | Wrecked 11 November 1831 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 373,[1] or 37932⁄94,[2] or 393 (bm) |
Lady Ridley was launched in 1813 at Blyth as a West Indiaman. She transported convicts in 1821 to Van Diemen's Land. She also sailed to India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She was wrecked on 11 November 1831.
Career
[edit]Lady Ridley first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1814 with P.Inglis, master, Inglis & Co., owners, and tade London-Grenada.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1815 | P.Inglis J.Dyson Anderson |
Inglis & Co. | London–Grenada | LR |
| 1816 | Anderson | Wassak & Co | Liverpool–Madeira | LR |
| 1820 | Boydel R.Vare |
Robertson | London–St John London–Botany Bay |
LR |
In July 1818 Lady Ridley was returning to England from Jamaica when she had to put into Havana leaky. She was repaired and left on 27 July.[3]
A gale at Saint John, New Brunswick, drove Lady Ridley ashore on 21 December 1819 and damaged her.[4] Once she had been refloated, she sailed to Jamaica.
Convict transport: Captain Robert Weir sailed Lady Ridley from England on 4 June 1821. She sailed via Rio de Janeiro and arrived at Hobart on 27 June.[5] She had embarked 138 male convicts and she disembarked 137.[6] On 25 July she arrived at Sydney. She returned to England via Batavia. On 15 April 1822 she arrived at Cape of Good Hope from Batavia. She had put in to fix a trivial leak. She was surveyed and the carpenters put to work.[7] She sailed for England on the 20th. However, she sailed on to Helvoet and Rotterdam. She arrived at Gravesend on 25 September.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | W.Scott | Captain & Co. | Plymouth | LR |
| 1830 | W.Scott | Martin & Co. | Dublin–Quebec | LR; small repairs 1827 |
On 13 May 1831 Doris sprang a leak, forcing her crew to abandon her in the Atlantic Ocean. Lady Ridley rescued the crew.[8]
Fate
[edit]On 11 November 1831 Lady Ridley was driven ashore and wrecked at Bailey's Mistake, Newfoundland. Her eighteen crew were rescued.[9][10]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b LR (1814), Supple. pages "L", Seq.№L16.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 290.
- ^ Lloyd's List (LL) 8 September 1818, №5313.
- ^ LL 18 February 1820, №5466.
- ^ Bateson (1959), pp. 306–307.
- ^ Bateson (1959), p. 329.
- ^ LL 2 July 1822, №5712.
- ^ "Ship News". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17174. 15 August 1831.
- ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 1077. 23 December 1831.
- ^ "Domestic Intelligence". North Wales Chronicle. No. 224. 3 January 1832.
References
[edit]- Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.