Chilton (1802 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameChilton
Owner
  • 1802:Thos. and Harrison Chilton and Thos. Pierson
  • 1825:Harrison, Chilton, sen. and jun.
BuilderFishburn and Brodrick Whitby [1]
Launched1802
FateFoundered 15 November 1839
General characteristics
Tons burthen276, [1] or 277, [2] or 280, or 281 (bm)
Armament6 × 6-pounder guns

Chilton was launched in 1802 in Whitby by Fishburn and Brodrick. After sailing to North America she became a West Indiaman, sailing between Britain and Jamaica. Between 1812 and 1817 or so she was a transport. Thereafter she traded to North America and more widely. In 1824 she rescued the survivors of a vessel that had foundered. She herself foundered in 1839.

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Career

Chilton first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1803. [2]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1803W.WalkerT.ChiltonLondon–CharlestonLR
1804W.WalkerT.ChiltonLondon–Charleston
London–Jamaica
LR
1811W.WalkerT.ChiltonLondon–JamaicaLR
1812W.WalkerT.ChiltonCowes transportLR
1818A.DouglasT.ChiltonLiverpool–Nova ScotiaLR
1820A.DouglasT.ChiltonHull–Prince Edward IslandLR
1822A.Douglas
H.Chilton
T.ChiltonHull–AmericaLR; repairs 1821
1823H.Chilton
S.Gillie
T.ChiltonLiverpool–"Mrmc" LR; repairs 1821
1824S.Gillie
S.Gallilee
T.ChiltonBristol–QuebecLR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824
1825S.GallileeT.ChiltonLiverpool–New BrunswickLR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824

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. [3]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1826S.Gillie
S.Gallilee
T.ChiltonBristol–QuebecLR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824
1828S.Gallilee
Muir
T.ChiltonHull–ArchangelLR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824
1830W.MuirT.ChiltonLiverpool–QuebecLR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824 & 1827
1830W.Muir
Wildridge
Chilton & Co.Hull–MrmcLR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824 & 1827, & repairs 1832

In November 1837 Thomas Chilton transferred Chilton's registry to Liverpool. [lower-alpha 1]

LR carries minimal data from 1834 on. Still, newspapers reported that Chilton sailed to Pernambuco and Maranhan, Brazil. in 1837 and 1838.

Fate

On 15 November 1839 Chilton sprang a leak and became waterlogged in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her thirteen crew. City of York rescued the survivors on 30 November. [4] [5]

Notes

  1. Harrison Chilton had sold half of the shares in Chilton in January 1832 to Thomas Chilton, then living in Hull. The in September 1837 Harrison Chilton sold the other half of the shares to Thomas Chilton, then of Liverpool.

Citations

  1. 1 2 Weatherill (1908), p. 108.
  2. 1 2 LR (1803), Supple. pages "C", Seq.No.C8.
  3. "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 16701. 30 June 1824.
  4. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 18728. London. 23 January 1840.
  5. "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet. No. 2876. Hull. 31 January 1840.

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