Agincourt (1841 ship)

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	Agincourt
Namesake	Battle of Agincourt
Launched	1841
Fate	Foundered 1866
Notes	Bateson confuses this Agincourt with Agincourt (1844 ship). [1]
General characteristics
Tons burthen	933, [2] or 958 [3] (bm)
Length	167 ft 2 in (51.0 m) [2]
Beam	35 ft 5 in (10.8 m) [2]
Depth	15 ft 5 in (4.7 m) [2]

Agincourt was launched in 1841. She spent most of her career sailing between Britain and the Far East. She foundered in 1866 on a voyage from Southampton to Hong Kong.

Career

Agincourt first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1841 with Walker, master, and Green, owner. ^[3] The 1842 volume gave her trade as London–Calcutta.

On 8 May 1846, while on a voyage from Calcutta to London, William Rathbone caught fire at 32°N36°W / 32°N 36°W / 32; -36 in the Atlantic Ocean. She sank the next day. Agincourt, Nesbitt, master, rescued her crew. ^[4]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Notes
1845	Walker Nesbit	R. Green	London–Calcutta
1850	Nesbit	R. Green	London–Calcutta
1855	C. Hyne	R. Green	London–Calcutta	Small repairs 1854
1860	Williamson	R. Green	London	Small repairs 1854 & 1858
1865	Paris Mourillyan	R.Green Kitto & Co.	London–Australia London–China	Small repairs 1854 & 1858
1867	J. Philpot	Livingston & Co.	Southampton–China

Loss

Agincourt foundered on 24 June 1866 at 36°S25°E / 36°S 25°E / -36; 25 while sailing from Southampton to Hong Kong with coal and boilers. The crew was saved but the captain died of exhaustion. ^[5]

Lloyd's Register for 1866 had the notation "LOST" by her name. ^[2]

Citations

1. Bateson (1959), p. 322.
2. Lloyd's Register (1866), Seq.№A181.
3. Lloyd's Register (1841), Supple. pages "A".
4. "Ship News". The Times. No. 19253. London. 3 June 1846. col. F, p. 8.
5. "The Cape Mail." Times[London, England] 16 Aug. 1866: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Oct. 2018.

References

• Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships, 1787-1868. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC   3778075.