Alfred (1818 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Alfred (ship) and Alfred (East Indiaman).

History
United Kingdom
Name	Alfred
Owner	Various
Builder	James Macrae, [1] Chittagong, [2]
Launched	1818
Renamed	Deutschland (1845)
Fate	Last listed 1857
General characteristics
Tons burthen	681, [2] or 716, [3] or 71632⁄94,< [1] (bm)
Length	136 ft 3 in (41.5 m) (keel) [1]
Beam	35 ft 2 in (10.7 m) [1]
Propulsion	Sail
Notes	Teak-built

Alfred was launched at Chittagong in 1818 and in 1820 her owners transferred her registry to Great Britain. She then traded around India and between Britain and India under a license from the EIC. Between 1827 and 1828 made a voyage to China for the British East India Company (EIC) as an "extra ship", i.e., under charter. In 1845 she was condemned but new owners restored her and named her Deutschland. She was last listed in 1857.

Career

Alfred first appears in Lloyd's Register in 1820. Her master is Wilkerson, her owner is Alexander, and her trade is London—India. ^[4]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade
1821	Wilkerson	Alexander	London—India
1822	Wilkerson	Alexander	London—India
1823	Wilkerson	Alexander	London—India
1824	Wilkerson	Alexander	London—India
1825	Lamb	Liebing & Co.	London—Bombay
1826	Lamb	Liebing & Co.	London—Bombay
1827	Lamb Pearson	Liebing & Co.	London—Bombay
1828	Pearson	Liebing & Co.	London—India
1829	Pearson Hill	Liebing & J. Flint	London—India
1830	Hill Flint	J. Flint	London—Madras

What the above table, drawn from various issues of Lloyd's Register, hides is that between 1827 and 1828 she made a voyage to China under charter to the EIC. At the time her principal managing owners were Fraser, Living & Co. Captain John Pearson sailed from the Downs on 16 April 1827 and arrived at Whampoa Anchorage on 10 August. Homeward bound, she left Whampoa on 10 October, reached Saint Helena on 28 December, and arrived at Blackwall on 20 February 1828. ^[3] The EIC had chartered her for £13 17s 6d per ton. ^[5]

After her sale to Flint, she was converted to a barque.

On 6 May 1845, Alfred was condemned at Valparaiso as unseaworthy. However, Roepingh, of Hamburg, purchased and refitted her, renaming her Deutschland. ^[1]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1846	Brett	Flint & Co.		Lloyd's Register (1846)
1847				Not listed in Lloyd's Register (1847)

Fate

No longer listed after 1857. ^[1]

Citations

1. Hackman (2001), pp. 58–9.
2. Phipps (1840), p. 178.
3. British Library: Alfred (3).
4. Lloyd's Register (1820), Supple. Seq. №A5.
5. Hardy (1835), p. 98.

References

• Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN   0-905617-96-7.
• Hardy, Horatio Charles (1835). Supplement to a Register of Ships Employed in the Service of the ... East India Company from 1760 to the Conclusion of the Commercial Charter, Etc.
• Phipps, John, (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta) (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.