Lord Cathcart (1808 ship)

Lord Cathcart was launched at Jarrow in 1808. Between 1815 and 1819 she traded with the East Indies and India. She was trading with Quebec when she foundered in 1821 in the Atlantic.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameLord Cathcart
NamesakeWilliam Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart.
BuilderTemple shipbuilders, Jarrow[1]
Launched12 October 1808[1]
FateWrecked April 1821
General characteristics
Tons burthen44173⁄94,[1] or 44858⁄94[2] (bm)
Armament8 × 18-pounder carronades (1810)

Career

Lord Cathcart entered the Register of Shipping in 1809 with West, master, T&R Brown, owner, and trade London transport.[3]

The Register of Shipping reports the following information:

Year Master Owner Trade
1810 D. West T&R Brown London transport
1815 D. West
Coward		 T&R Brown London transport
1816 Coward
Ross		 T&R Brown London transport
London–Java

In 1813 the British East India Company (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] Lord Cathcart's owners applied for a licence on 13 December 1815 and received it that same day.[2]

Captain Ross sailed Lord Cathcart to Calcutta. On Ross's return to Britain, Captain Brown replaced Ross.[5]

Year Master Owner Trade
1817 Not published
1818 Ross
S. Brown		 T&R Brown London–Bombay
London–India
1819 S. Brown T&R Brown London–India
1820 S. Brown T&R Brown London–Quebec
1821 S. Brown
Banks		 T&R Brown London–Quebec
1822 Banks T&R Brown London–Quebec

Fate

On 29 April 1821 as Lord Cathcart, Banks, master, was sailing from London to Quebec, a heavy sea struck her. She became so leaky her crew abandoned Lord Cathcart in a sinking condition in position 45°38′N 36°47′W. Neptune, of Jersey, was bound to Newfoundland when she picked up the crew from their boats the next day. On 11 May Neptune put the crew on Traveller, which was coming from Jamaica; Traveller took the crew to Leith.[6]

Citations
  1. Hackman (2001), pp. 291–2.
  2. House of Commons (1816).
  3. Register of Shipping (1809), Seq. №L354.
  4. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  5. Lloyd's Register (1816), Seq. №L422.
  6. Lloyd's List №5604.

References
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • House of Commons, Parliament, Great Britain (1816). Parliamentary Papers. Vol. 10.


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