Captain Cook (1826 ship)

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NameCaptain Cook
BuilderRobert Campion, [1] or John & William Campion, Whitby [2]
Launched1826
FateWrecked August 1843
General characteristics
Tons burthen451, [3] or 452 (bm)
Length116 ft 0 in (35.4 m) [1]
Beam29 ft 9+1⁄2 in (9.1 m) [1]
PropulsionSail

Captain Cook was a merchant ship built at Whitby, England, in 1826. She made one voyage to Bombay under a license from the British East India Company (EIC) in 1828. She then made three voyages transporting convicts from Ireland and England to Australia. In August 1843 she was wrecked on her way with a cargo of coal from Shields to Aden.

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Career

On 6 July 1826, Captain Cook, Quickfall, master, sailed from Whitby for Quebec. She arrived there on 20 August, and cleared outward bound on 27 September.

Captain Cook first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1827. [3]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1827Willis. J.ChampionBristol–QuebecLR

On 28 April 1828 Captain Cook, G.Willis, master, sailed for Bombay.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1832Willis, j.CampionLondon–New South WalesLR

1st convict voyage (1831–1832): Captain William Steward and surgeon Eben Johnson, departed Dublin, Ireland on 5 November 1831. Captain Cook arrived in Sydney on 2 April 1832. [4] She had embarked 200 male convicts and there were two convict deaths en route. [5] Captain Cook left Port Jackson on 15 May bound for Launceston. [6]

2nd convict voyage (1833): Captain William Thompson and surgeon John Morgan departed Portsmouth, England on 5 May 1833. Captain Cook arrived in Sydney on 26 August 1833. [4] She had embarked 230 male convicts and there were four convict deaths en route. [7]

Captain William Thompson died on 20 May 1834 and was buried at Calcutta.

3rd convict voyage (1836): Captain George William Brown and surgeon Arthur Savage departed Cork, Ireland on 5 July 1836. Captain Cook arrived in Sydney on 13 November. [4] She had embarked 229 male convicts and had one convict death en route. [8]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1836BrownGordon & Co.London–Hobart TownLR; small repairs 1836
1838JohnstonGordon & Co.London–SydneyLR; small repairs 1836 & 1837
1839JohnstonGordon & Co.
G.Willis		London–Sydney
London–Sierra Leone		LR; small repairs 1836 & 1837
1840Johnston
W.Finch		G.WillisLondon–Sierra Leone
Plymouth–United States		LR; small repairs 1836 & 1837, & damages repaired 1841
1842W.FinchG.WillisPlymouth–United States
Scarborough–Shields		LR; small repairs 1836 & 1837, damages repaired 1841, & small repairs 1843

Fate

Captain Cook, Finch, master, was lost before 21 August 1843. She was carrying a cargo of 700 tons of coal from Shields to Aden on behalf of the British government. She was wrecked on the coast of Africa 9 nautical miles (17 km) south east of "Burnt Island" ( 11°13′N47°14′E / 11.22°N 47.24°E / 11.22; 47.24 ). Midas rescued the crew. [9] [10]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Weatherill (1908), p. 144.
  2. ↑ Hackman (2001), p. 259.
  3. 1 2 LR (1827), Supple.pages "C", Seq.No.C77.
  4. 1 2 3 Bateson (1959), pp. 302–303.
  5. ↑ Bateson (1959), p. 333.
  6. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Thursday 17 May 1832, p.2. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Bateson (1959), p. 334.
  8. ↑ Bateson (1959), p. 335.
  9. ↑ "Loss of the steam ship Memnon with the Indian Mail-Crew and Passengers Saved". (8 October 1843) Lloyd's Illustrated Newspaper (London, England) issue 46.
  10. ↑ "MARINE INTELLIGENCE". Newcastle Courant (1803), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 13 October 1843, issue 8810.

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