Sappho (1813 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Sappho |
| Namesake | Sappho |
| Builder | Holt & Richardson, Whitby |
| Launched | 11 November 1813 |
| Fate | Last listed 1833 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 360,[1] or 36049⁄94,[2] or 361 (bm) |
| Length | 104 ft 1 in (31.7 m)[1] |
| Beam | 28 ft 9 in (8.8 m)[1] |
Sappho was launched in Whitby in 1813, and moved her registration to London in 1814. Thereafter she traded widely. She made a voyage to Bombay and one to Bengal, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She was last listed in 1833.
Career[edit]
Sappho first appeared in the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1813.[3] Missing pages in the online 1814 volume of Lloyd's Register (LR) mean that she first appeared in the 1815 online volume.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 | Granger | S.Holt | Whitby–London | RS |
| 1815 | W.Granger W.Sleigh |
Captain & Co. | London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1816 | W.Sligh C.Hall |
Captain & Co. | London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1816 | C.Hall | Herring | London–Bombay | LR |
In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC.[4]
On 30 March 1817 Sappho, C.Hall, master, sailed for Bombay, under a license from the EIC.[5]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | C.Hall | Herring | London–Bombay | LR |
| 1819 | C.Hall Stewart |
Herring | London–Bombay | LR |
On 10 September 1819, Sappho, F.G.Stewart, sailed for Fort William, (Calcutta).
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | Stewart Lamb |
Herring | London–India London–CGH |
LR |
| 1822 | G.Lamb | Herring | London–CGH London–Petersburg |
LR |
| 1824 | G.Lamb Gattenby |
Herring | London–Petersburg London–Lisbon |
LR |
| 1825 | J.Gattenby | Herring | London–Quebec | LR |
| 1826 | J.Gattenby | Herring | London–Petersburg | LR |
| 1830 | J.Gattenby | Herring | London–Quebec | LR |
| 1831 | J.Gattenby | Richardson | London–Petersburg | LR |
Fate[edit]
Sappho was last listed in 1833.
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c Weatherill (1908), p. 125.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 311.
- ^ RS (1814), "S" supple.pages.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
- ^ LR (1818), "Licensed and Country Ships".
References[edit]
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
- Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.