Argo (1807 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
BuilderC. Smales & Co., [1] or Eskdale, Cato, & Co., [2] Whitby
Launched18 September 1807: Launched by or
FateLast listed in 1824; possibly foundered in Jun 1824
General characteristics
Tons burthen48020⁄94 [1] or 484 [3] [2] (bm)
Armament6 × 6-pounder guns

Argo was launched at Whitby in 1807 as a West Indiaman. She made one voyage to India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). Thereafter she traded between Liverpool and Miramichi, New Brunswick. She was last listed in 1824 and may have foundered in June 1824.

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Career

Argo first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1807. [3]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1807GreenleafR.DaleLondon–JamaicaLR
1809Greenleaf
Purdy		DaleLondon–JamaicaLR
1810Purdy
Ferriman		DaleLondon–JamaicaLR
1811Ferriman
W.Barclay		MilliganLondon–JamaicaLR
1816W.BarclayMilliganLondon–HalifaxLR

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC. [4] In 1817 Argo sailed for Bengal under a license from the EIC. On 27 June 1817 Captain W.Barclay sailed Argo for Fort William, India. [5] Argo sailed from Bengal on 7 March 1818 and arrived off Margate on 23 July.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1818W.BarclayMilliganLiverpool–Calcutta LR
1819W.Barclay
A.Adams		Milligan
Pollock & Co.		Liverpool–Calcutta
Greenock–Mirimac 		LR
1821A.Adams
J.Murray		Pollock & Co.Liverpool–MirimacLR
1824J.MurrayPollock & Co.Liverpool–MirimacLR; small repairs 1822 & 1823

Fate

Argo was last listed in LR in 1824. An Argo, of Glasgow, foundered in June 1824 in the Atlantic Ocean ( 46°N39°W / 46°N 39°W / 46; -39 ) with the loss of four of her crew. Chilton, of Whitby, rescued the surviving crew and passengers and brought them into Miramichi. [6]

Citations

  1. 1 2 Hackman (2001), p. 251.
  2. 1 2 Weatherill (1908), p. 118.
  3. 1 2 LR (1807), Seq.No.W36.
  4. ↑ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  5. ↑ LR (1818), "Licensed and Country Ships".
  6. ↑ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 16701. 30 June 1824.

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