Clydesdale (1819 ship)
Clydesdale was launched at Greenock in 1819. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1819 as an East Indiaman sailing under a licence from the British East India Company.[3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1819 | M'Kellar | Buchanan | Greenock–Calcutta | LR |
| 1823 | M'Kellar | Brown & Co. | Liverpool–New South Wales | LR |
| 1824 | M'Kellar Morris |
Brown & Co. | Liverpool–New South Wales | LR |
| 1825 | A.Morris | Brown & Co. | Liverpool–Calcutta | LR |
| 1826 | Rose | Captain & Co. | London–Bengal | LR |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Clydesdale |
| Builder | R & A Carsewell, Greenock |
| Launched | 7 July 1819 |
| Fate | Condemned 1827 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tons burthen | 582, or 58289⁄94[2] (bm) |
| Length | 123 ft 0 in (37.5 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 9 in (10.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 7 ft 0 in (2.1 m) |
In 1826 Clydesdale, Rose, master, sailed for Madras and Bengal. She left Bengal or England on 15 March 1827. On her voyage back to England on 23 May she put in to Port Louis, Mauritius leaky. She was surveyed, condemned as unseaworthy, and sold for breaking up.
A report from Mauritius dated 7 July 1827 stated that Britomart would be bringing back part of Clydesdale's cargo as she had been condemned there.[4] Britomart left Mauritius on 14 August, the Cape on 20 September, and St Helena on 5 October. She arrived at Deal on 2 December.
Citations and references
Citations
- Scottish Built Ships: Clydesdale.
- Hackman (2001), p. 263.
- LR (1819), Supple. pages "C", Seq.No.C98.
- "Multiple News Items" Morning Post (London, England), 1 October 1827, Issue 17730.
References
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
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