Apollo (1819 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameApollo
Namesake Apollo
Builder Hilhouse, Bristol
Launched1819
FateAbandoned 24 September 1846
General characteristics
Tons burthen
  • Old Act:248, or 254, or 2544794 [1] (bm)
  • New Act (post 1836):276 (bm)
Length96 ft 8 in (29.5 m)
Beam24 ft 5 in (7.4 m)

Apollo was launched in Bristol in 1819 as a West Indiaman. New owners in 1838 shifted her homeport to Dundee; she then sailed between Dundee and Montreal. In September 1843 she rescued the crew of a vessel that had foundered. Then in September 1846 a hurricane so damaged her that her crew and passengers abandoned her when two schooners came by and were able to rescue them.

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Career

Apollo first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1820. [2]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1820George MereweatherA. HuntBristol–DominicaLR
1824Mereweather
J.Curtis
A.Hunt
Davidson
Bristol–AntiguaLR
1826R.BlythDavidsonLondon–BerbiceLR
1829R.Blyth
Kendall
DavidsonLondon–BerbiceLR
1836W.Rayner
Jack
Davidson
Willis & Co.
London–DantzicLR
1838H.Walker[David] CrightonDundee–MontrealLR; small repairs 1838

In 1838 new owners moved Apollo's homeport and registry to Dundee.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1843H.WalkerCrightonDundee–MontrealLR; small repairs 1840 & 1843

Her crew abandoned Wanstead at 46°00′N55°30′E / 46.000°N 55.500°E / 46.000; 55.500 on 27 September 1843 in the Atlantic Ocean. Apollo, of Dundee, Walker, master, rescued the master and crew and brought them into Quebec. [3]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1846H.WalkerCrightonDundee–MontrealLR; small repairs 1840 & 1843

Fate

Apollo was on a voyage from Dundee to Montreal when a gale on 19 September 1846 in the Atlantic Ocean ( 45°51′N35°18′W / 45.850°N 35.300°W / 45.850; -35.300 ) turned into a hurricane that washed a boy overboard and so damaged her that she was in danger of foundering. On 24 September the schooners Victoria and Paragon rescued the passengers and crew; Victoria took 23 to Waterford and Paragon took the rest. [4] LR for 1846 carried the annotation "Abandoned" by her name. [5]

Her hulk was reportedly last sighted on 12 December at 29°N20°W / 29°N 20°W / 29; -20 . [1] However, this may have been the wreck of another Apollo that was lost in December.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. 1 2 Farr (1950), pp. 84–85.
  2. LR (1820), Supple.pages "A", Seq.No.A116.
  3. "Shipping Intelligence". Hull Packet and East Riding Times (Hull, England), 3 November 1843; Issue 3072.
  4. "Local Intelligence". Dundee Courier (Dundee, Scotland), 13 October 1846; Issue 1571.
  5. LR (1846), Seq.No.A708.

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