| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Emperor Alexander |
| Builder | Sunderland [1] |
| Launched | 1812 [1] |
| Fate | October 1821 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 195 [1] (bm) |
Emperor Alexander was launched in Sunderland in 1812. She traded widely until she was wrecked in October 1821.
Emperor Alexander first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812 with T.Lowes, master, F.Lowes, owner, and trade London–Petersburg. [1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1816 | T.Lowes | F.Lowes | London–Petersburgh London–Leghorn | LR |
| 1818 | T.Lowes | F.Lowes | London–Leghorn | LR |
| 1819 | T.Lowes J.Davidson | F.Lowes | London–Leghorn London–Rio de Janeiro | LR |
| 1820 | J.Davidson | F.Lowes | London–Rio de Janeiro | LR |
On the night of 20 October 1821 Emperor Alexander, of Sunderland, Davidson, master, was sailing from Liverpool to Bahia, when she struck on the Cannon Rock, near Portaferry and filled with water. Her crew were saved. [2]
Alexander was built in the United States in 1811 and captured as a prize during the War of 1812, or built in 1813 in Halifax. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register for 1815 with Hamilton, master, M'Dowell, owner, and trade Greenock-Newfoundland.
Stirling was built in 1812 at Montreal, Quebec. She apparently traded out of Liverpool as a West Indiaman. There is little evidence that she traded as an East Indiaman. She was last listed in 1821 and a vessel named Sterling, sailing out of Quebec, was wrecked in November 1821.
Ajax was launched in 1811 at South Shields. She was initially a London-based transport, but from 1816 became an East Indiaman, sailing between Britain and India. She was condemned at Calcutta in 1822.
Minerva was launched in 1812 at Aberdeen. Her early career is obscure. In 1823 she visited New South Wales and was condemned at Valparaiso in 1823 on her way home. She was repaired and from about 1827 she sailed to India under a license from the British East India Company. She transferred her registry to Calcutta prior to 1829, but continued to be listed in the British registries until 1833.
Salisbury was launched c.1814 in the Brazils almost certainly under another name and was possibly a prize. She was possibly captured by the British or sold to British owners in 1815. She made one voyage seal hunting in 1820 and transported settlers to South Africa in 1821. She was lost in 1827.
Earl Fauconberg was launched at Whitby in 1765. From 1784 on she made numerous voyages as a Greenland whaler. She was lost there in 1821.
Spring Grove was a Spanish vessel, launched in 1801, that had been taken in prize in 1806 and that her new owners had renamed. She made six voyages as a Southern Whale Fishery whaler before she wrecked in 1824 on the outbound leg of what was to have been her seventh voyage.
Regalia was launched at Sunderland in 1811. In 1819 she made a voyage to Calcutta, sailing under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). she also sailed to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. From Sydney she engaged in several sealing hunting voyages to the waters around Macquarie Island. In 1826 she transported convicts from Dublin to New South Wales. From 1831 until 1852, when she was wrecked at Davis Strait, Regalia was a Northern Whale Fishery whaler.
Waterloo was launched in 1815 at Sunderland. She traded with Hamburg, Trieste, and Tobago, before sailing to the Cape of Good Hope with emigrants. She was lost at Fish Hoek on 25 October 1821; the wreckage and cargo was sold there on 6 November.
Archimedes was launched at Sunderland in 1796 or 1797. She traded between England and the Baltic until the British government chartered her as a transport c.1809. She was lost in December 1811 while coming back from the Baltic.
Loyal Sam was a merchantman launched at Bermuda in 1806. She was captured and recaptured in 1812. She also underwent several maritime incidents in 1806, 1821, and 1824. She was wrecked in 1830.
Rachael was launched in 1810 at Hilton or Sunderland, and apparently was initially registered and based at Greenock. In 1812 an American privateer captured her in a notable single-ship action, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her almost immediately. She then continued as a general trader and was last listed in 1833.
Enchantress was launched at Plymouth in 1818. Between 1821 and 1823 she made one voyage as a sealer to the South Shetland Islands. Thereafter she traded widely. In 1826 pirates plundered her in the Mediterranean. She was last listed in 1864.
Hebe was launched at Sunderland in 1809 as a West Indiaman. French privateers captured her in December 1811.
Diana was launched in 1799 as a West Indiaman. From 1805 she made four voyages as an East Indiaman under charter to the British East India Company. She made a fifth voyage to India in 1817 under a license from the EIC. She ran into difficulties in the Hooghly River while homeward bound and was condemned in Bengal in June 1818.
Emperor Alexander was launched at Sunderland in 1814. She traded widely during which time she suffered some misfortunes, being plundered once and grounding once. In 1823 she carried settlers from Tobermory, Mull, to Quebec. She was wrecked in November 1832.
Emperor Alexander was launched in 1813 at Chepstow. Relatively early in her career she made two voyages to India and the East Indies under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). On her return she became a West Indiaman, and also sailed to South America, North America, and the Baltic. She carried immigrants to Quebec and transported convicts to Tasmania. She was condemned in 1835 following damage at sea on her way to the Cape and India.
In 1812 and after several ships were named Emperor Alexander for Emperor Alexander I, following his victory over Napoleon:
Emperor Alexander was launched in America in 1811, probably as Fortune. She was taken in prize and was registered in Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1813 as Emperor Alexander. She was re-registered in Greenock, Scotland in 1814. She then traded between Greenock and the Americas, particularly Argentina. She was last listed in 1827.
Emperor Alexander was launched in Sweden in 1808. She entered British records in 1812. She traded between Liverpool and Rotterdam and was last listed in 1820