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Prince Regent (1811 Howdon Pans ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NamePrince Regent
NamesakeThe Prince Regent
Launched1817, Francis Hurry & Co.,[1] Howdon Pans[a]
FateWrecked 31 October 1836
General characteristics
Tons burthen394, or 403, or 404 (bm)
Armament8 × 6-pounder guns

Prince Regent was launched at Howdon Pans in 1811, the last vessel that the shipbuilding firm of Francis Hurry & Co. built. She spent almost all her career as a West Indiaman. New owners circa 1834 started trading with the Baltic. She was wrecked on 31 October 1836, forcing her crew to abandon her.

Career

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Prince Regent first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812.[3]

She was registered in Liverpool in 1818

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1812 Taylor Hurry & Co.
J.How (or Hawes) & Co
London–Tobago LR
1820 Taylor How & Co London–Tobago LR; some repairs 1817 & large repair 1819
1825 Taylor How & Co London–Tobago LR; large repair 1819, wales and some repairs 1824
1830 G.Taylor How & Co London–Tobago LR; large repair 1819, wales and some repairs 1824
1834 J.S. Collyer London
1835 J.S. Collyer
E.Lane
Lane & Co. London LR; some repairs 1835
1836 E.Lane Lane & Co. London LR; some repairs 1835 & 1836

Fate

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On 31 October 1836, Prince Regent, Lane, master, was wrecked on her way back from Riga to London. Her crew abandoned her as she had nine feet of water in her hold.[4] She had been driven ashore at "Wettsa", Russia.[5][6]

Her entry in the volume of Lloyd's Register for 1836 carried the annotation "Abandoned".[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Prince Regent was the last vessel that the firm of Francis Hurry & Co. (1763–1811) built. The firm had gone into bankruptcy in 1806, Francis Hurry died in 1808, and the firm ceased building ships in 1811.[2]

Citations

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  1. ^ Tyne Built Ships: "P".
  2. ^ Francis Hurry & Co, Howdon (1763 - 1811).
  3. ^ LR (1818), Supple. pages "P", Seq.no.P9.
  4. ^ "Ship News". Morning Post. No. 20575. London. 17 November 1836.
  5. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 2971. London. 11 November 1836.
  6. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet. No. 2714. Hull. 25 November 1836.
  7. ^ LR 1836), Seq.no.P504.