Brilliant (1813 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Brilliant (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Name	Brilliant
Owner	John Barry & Co. (1814)
Builder	John Barry, Whitby
Launched	2 December 1813
Fate	Foundered 7 February 1823
General characteristics
Tons burthen	23414⁄94 [1] or 237 [2] (bm)
Armament	4 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.

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]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1814	G.Brown Young	Berry	London–Cadiz London–CGH	LR
1816	W.Young	Berry	London–CGH	LR
1818	W.Young	Berry	London–CGH	LR
1821	W.Young J.Smith	Berry Hill & Co.	London–CGH	LR
1823	Scott	Capt.& Co.	Dublin–Quebec	LR

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] [a]}

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)

References

• Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN   0-905617-96-7.
• Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.