Albury (1804 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameAlbury
BuilderNorth Shore, Newcastle [1]
Launched31 March 1804 [2]
FateWrecked 21 October 1837
General characteristics
Tons burthen338, [1] or 3415694, [2] or 342 (bm)
Length96 ft 0 in (29.3 m) [1]
Beam24 ft 1 in (7.3 m) [1]
Depth17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) [1]
Sail plan Snow
Armament2 × 4-pounder guns + 8 × 18-pounder carronades (1814)â

Albury was launched in 1804 at Newcastle upon Tyne. She traded primarily with the Baltic, but elsewhere as well. In 1820 she carried settlers to South Africa. She was wrecked in October 1837 at Riga, Russia.

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Career

Albury first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1805 with T.Boyle as master and owner, and trade London–Riga. [3]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource and notes
1810T.BoyleT.BoyleLondon–Baltic
Malta
Lloyd's Register (LR)
1815T.Boyle
Blair
CummingLondon–Malta
Liverpool–Jamaica
LR
1820W.WortCumming Cork LR

In 1820 Albury carried 167 settlers from England to South Africa under the auspices of the Government Settler Scheme. Captain Cunningham left Liverpool on 13 February 1820. Albury reached Simon's Bay on 1 May and arrived at Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, on 15 May. [4] She brought with her some 142 passengers who had arrived at Simon's Bay on Zoroaster and then had had to transship aboard Albury to reach Algoa Bay.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource and notes
1825CunnighamD.HeatlyLiverpool–PetersburgLR; repairs 1820
1830CunnighamD.HeatleyHull–RigaLR; repairs 1820
1835DearnessTaylorsonLiverpool–BalticLR; thorough repair 1830

Fate

Albury was driven ashore and wrecked on 21 October at the mouth of the Daugava while she was on a voyage from Riga to London. Her crew were rescued. [lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. The news item in the Times misnamed the vessel as Albany. [5] Lloyd's List, by contrast, reported on 6 November 1837 that Albury, Cook, master, had gone on shore at Riga. The database of Tyne Built Ships also identifies the lost vessel as Albury. [1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tyne Built Ships: Albury.
  2. 1 2 Hackman (2001), p. 249.
  3. Lloyd's Register (1805), Supple. pages "A", Seq.№A26.
  4. Government Settler Scheme: Albury.
  5. "Ship News." Times, 7 Nov. 1837, p. 7. The Times Digital Archive. Accessed 1 Nov. 2019.

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