Brilliant (1813 ship)

Brilliant was launched at Whitby in 1813. She spent the bulk of her career sailing between London and the Cape of Good Hope (CGH). Finally, she became waterlogged while sailing between New Brunswick and Dublin and on 7 February 1823, her crew and passengers had to abandon her.

For other ships with the same name, see Brilliant (ship).

History
United Kingdom
NameBrilliant
OwnerJohn Barry & Co. (1814)
BuilderJohn Barry, Whitby
Launched2 December 1813
FateFoundered 7 February 1823
General characteristics
Tons burthen23414⁄94[1] or 237[2] (bm)
Armament4 guns (1814)

Career

Brilliant's first captain was A. Smales. The Register of Shipping (RS) for 1815 showed her master as A.Smales, her owner as J.Barry, and her trade as Whitby–Shields.[3] She was sold to London owners in 1814.

She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1814.[4]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1814 G.Brown
Young		 Berry London–Cadiz
London–CGH		 LR
1816 W.Young Berry London–CGH LR
1818 W.Young Berry London–CGH LR
1821 W.Young
J.Smith		 Berry
Hill & Co.		 London–CGH LR
1823 Scott Capt.& Co. Dublin–Quebec LR

Fate

Her passengers and crew abandoned Brilliant, Scott, master, on 7 February 1823 at 38°N 47°W as she was sailing from St. Andrews, New Brunswick to Dublin. Young Phoenix rescued the two passengers and the crew, who had taken to the tops of her masts as Brilliant became waterlogged.[5][lower-alpha 1]

Notes
  1. Young Phenix (or Young Phoenix), of 363 tons (bm), was launched in 1822 at Rochester-Mattapoisett, Massachusetts.[6] At the time of the rescue she was trading between Liverpool and New York.[7] In 1826 she became a whaling ship that continued whale hunting until gale-driven ice crushed her against the shore on 3 August 1888 at Point Barrow.[8]

Citations
  1. Hackman (2001), p. 256.
  2. Weatherill (1908), p. -125.
  3. RS (1815), "B" supple. pages.
  4. LR (1814), Supple.pages "B", Seq.№B24.
  5. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5780. 25 February 1823. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735033.
  6. American Offshore Whaling Database – Voyages Young Phenix.
  7. LR (1824), Seq.№Y33.
  8. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (F)

References
  • 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.
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