Constantia (1822 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameConstantia
OwnerWilliam, Daniel and William Acraman, Bristol
BuilderCampbell and Shepphard, Quebec
Launched1822
FateWrecked 10 or 13 May 1823
General characteristics
Tons burthen22153⁄94, [1] or 239 [2] (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 102 ft (31.1 m) [3]
  • Keel: 91 ft 7 in (27.9 m) [1]
Beam24 ft 3 in (7.4 m) [1]
Sail plan Barque
NotesTwo decks & three masts [1]

The barque Constantia was launched at Quebec City in 1822. She started trading between Quebec and Bristol but was lost in May 1823.

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In 1822, there were only seven vessels built at Quebec, and only one of those was a barque. [4] Constantia was built by Campbell and Shepphard in Wolfe's Cove. [3] [lower-alpha 1] She sailed from Quebec under master Allison Davie to the United Kingdom, arriving at Bristol in mid-November 1822. [1] [6] The barque was sold to local merchants William Acraman Jr., Daniel Wade Acraman, and William Edward Acraman who re-registered her at Bristol on 18 December 1822 and intended her to be a regular trader to Quebec and Montreal. [1] [7]

Constantia sailed from Bristol in early March 1823. [8] On 13 May, [lower-alpha 2] at about 2 A.M., the ship was wrecked in Gabaron Bay, near Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, then in British North America. [9] [10] [11] [12] At the time, the passengers were asleep in their berths. With difficulty, all eight passengers were saved and reached shore, some with little more than blankets for covering. The point where the passengers and crew landed was some 40 miles (64 km) from Sydney, to where they were taken by local vessels and well looked after. [11] Six passengers eventually reached their original destination (one couple stayed at Sydney), arriving at Quebec on 8 June in the shallop Jane. [11] [10]

Much of the cargo was also saved. [11] On 14 and 15 July 1823 two schooners, Margaret and Lively, brought portions to Quebec, [13] and on 14 October the immigrant brig Emperor Alexander, Watt, master, arrived from the wreck with the remainder of Constantia's stores and cargo. [14]

Notes

  1. ↑ Charles Campbell and his brother-in-law William Shepphard maintained a lumber and shipyard at Wolfe's Cove from 1819 to 1830. [5]
  2. ↑ Farr has 10 May. [1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Farr (1950), p. 95.
  2. ↑ Library and Archives Canada Item: 13098: CONSTANTIA.
  3. 1 2 Marcil (1995), p. 370.
  4. ↑ Marcil (1995), p. 318.
  5. ↑ Marcil (1995), p. 40.
  6. ↑ "Ship-News". Bristol Mercury. No. 1704, Vol XXXIII. 18 November 1822. p. 3. Retrieved 2 February 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "First Spring Vessel for Quebec". Aris's Birmingham Gazette. No. 4235, Vol LXXXII. 20 January 1823. p. 2. Retrieved 2 February 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Ship News". Bristol Mercury. 10 March 1823. p. 3. Retrieved 2 February 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5816. 1 July 1823. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735033.
  10. 1 2 "Port de Quebec - Arrivages". Le Canadien (in French). No. 22, Vol.4. 18 June 1823. pp. 175–176. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Ship Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1823 (May 09 - June 22)". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  12. ↑ Rawlyk, George A. (1964–1965). "New England Origins of the Louisbourg Expedition of 1745" (PDF). Dalhousie Review. 44 (4): 481. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Port de Quebec - Arrivages". Le Canadien (in French). No. 22, Vol.4. 16 July 1823. p. 208. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ship Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1823 (August 27 - November 26)". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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