Brilliant (1813 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameBrilliant
OwnerJohn Barry & Co. (1814)
BuilderJohn Barry, Whitby
Launched2 December 1813
FateFoundered 7 February 1823
General characteristics
Tons burthen2341494 [1] or 237 [2] (bm)
Armament4 guns (1814)

Brilliant was launched at Whitby in 1813. She spent the bulk of her career sailing between London and the Cape of Good Hope (CGH). Finally, she became waterlogged while sailing between New Brunswick and Dublin and on 7 February 1823, her crew and passengers had to abandon her.

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Career

Brilliant's first captain was A. Smales. The Register of Shipping (RS) for 1815 showed her master as A.Smales, her owner as J.Barry, and her trade as Whitby–Shields. [3] She was sold to London owners in 1814.

She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1814. [4]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1814G.Brown
Young
BerryLondon–Cadiz
London–CGH
LR
1816W.YoungBerryLondon–CGHLR
1818W.YoungBerryLondon–CGHLR
1821W.Young
J.Smith
Berry
Hill & Co.
London–CGHLR
1823ScottCapt.& Co.Dublin–QuebecLR

Fate

Her passengers and crew abandoned Brilliant, Scott, master, on 7 February 1823 at 38°N47°W / 38°N 47°W / 38; -47 as she was sailing from St. Andrews, New Brunswick to Dublin. Young Phoenix rescued the two passengers and the crew, who had taken to the tops of her masts as Brilliant became waterlogged. [5] [lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. Young Phenix (or Young Phoenix), of 363 tons (bm), was launched in 1822 at Rochester-Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. [6] At the time of the rescue she was trading between Liverpool and New York. [7] In 1826 she became a whaling ship that continued whale hunting until gale-driven ice crushed her against the shore on 3 August 1888 at Point Barrow. [8]

Citations

  1. Hackman (2001), p. 256.
  2. Weatherill (1908), p. -125.
  3. RS (1815), "B" supple. pages.
  4. LR (1814), Supple.pages "B", Seq.№B24.
  5. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5780. 25 February 1823. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735033.
  6. American Offshore Whaling Database – Voyages Young Phenix.
  7. LR (1824), Seq.№Y33.
  8. alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (F)

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