| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Emperor Alexander |
| Builder | Sunderland |
| Launched | 1814 |
| Fate | Wrecked and abandoned 22 November 1832 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 236 (bm) |
| Length | 83 ft 11 in (25.58 m) [1] |
| Beam | 25 ft 8 in (7.82 m) [1] |
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.
On 22 May 1816, Emperor Alexander, of Dundee, arrived at Charleston. On 10 May she was off Bermuda when she encountered a man-of-war under Spanish colours. The Spanish vessel plundered Emperor Alexander before releasing her. [2] She arrived back in the Clyde on 12 August.
On 2 April 1818 Emperor Alexander, Watt, master, arrived at Charleston. On 7 March at 31°46′N50°00′W / 31.767°N 50.000°W a schooner came up to her and fired a shot across her bow. The schooner neither showed her colours nor boarded. After having detained Emperor Alexander, the schooner sailed off. [3]
Emperor Alexander first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1818 with Watt, master, J.&E.Catto, owners, and trade London–New Providence, changing to Liverpool–Petersburg. [4] On her voyage to Petersburg she grounded on 7 July 1818 on the Swine Bottoms. She was gotten off with the assistance of the diving company and proceeded to Landskrona to repair. [5]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | A.Watt | J.&E. Catto | Liverpool–Honduras | LR |
On 23 July 1823 Emperor Alexander, Watt, master, sailed from Tobermory. She arrived at Quebec on 14 October with 49, or 160 settlers. [1] [lower-alpha 1] She also brought with her the remainder of the stores and cargo of Constantia which had wrecked upon Cape Breton. [7] The decline of kelp production in the Western Islands (Outer Hebrides) in the 1820s led many of their inhabitants to migrate to Cape Breton. [8]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | A.Watt | Catto & Co. | Belfast–St John | LR |
| 1830 | A.Watt M'Kennan | Catto & Co. | Belfast–St John | LR |
Emperor Alexander was wrecked on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea on 22 November 1832. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Dublin. [9]
On 24 November the coastguard station at Greystones saw a dismasted brig floating on her side, some three leagues away. The station chief officer launched his galley in heavy seas to go to the rescue. When the galley reached the wreck they found that she was Emperor Alexander, of Aberdeen, carrying lumber, and that there was no one aboard. At the about the same time two pilot skiffs from Dublin also arrived. Then about two hours later Lieutenant Tandy of the Royal Navy's Bray, County Wicklow, station arrived on the scene too. Together, they were able to bring the wreck into Kingstown, County Dublin on 2 December. [10]
The 1833 issue of the Register of Shipping (RS) carried the annotation "LOST" by her name. [11]
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In 1812 and after several ships were named Emperor Alexander for Emperor Alexander I, following his victory over Napoleon:
Several vessels have been named Constantia. The list below is in chronological order by year of launch.
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Africaine, was a barque launched in 1831 at Jarrow on the River Tyne in England. In 1836 she carried immigrants as part of the First Fleet of South Australia. She was wrecked on 23 September 1843.
Olive Branch was launched in 1818 at Cowes. She was one of several vessels that a gale wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope, on 21 July 1822. She returned to service and on some or more of her voyages to the Cape she sailed to Mauritius under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She burnt in November 1843 while sailing between Quebec and London.
Cyrus was launched in 1811 in Whitby. She spent her early career as a transport. Then after the war she made one or more voyages to Bengal and Ceylon under a license from the British East India Company. After her return she traded between Great Britain and North America. She was wrecked at Quebec in November 1844.
Harriet was launched in Massachusetts in 1809. The British captured her and on 13 January 1813 a prize court condemned her. New owners retained her name. She became a West Indiaman, and made one voyage to New South Wales. Between 1818 and 1832 she made four complete voyages as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. She was lost in October 1833 in the Seychelles on her fifth whaling voyage.