| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Builder | Chapman & Campion, Whitby [1] |
| Launched | 31 July 1817 [1] |
| Fate | Foundered May 1841 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 225, [2] or 226, or 228, [1] or 230 (bm) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
Emulous was a merchant ship launched at Whitby in 1817. She traded widely, including to Mauritius under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She foundered in the North Atlantic in May 1841.
Emulous first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1818. [3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | J.Sowell | Chapman & Co. | London–Antwerp | LR |
| 1820 | J.Sowell Trundle | Chapman & Co. | London–Antwerp | LR |
By 1820 Emulous was sailing to the West Indies.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | Trundle | Chapman & Co. | London–Berbice | LR |
| 1822 | Trundle Hunt | Chapman & Co. | London–Berbice London–Quebec | LR |
| 1824 | G.Hunt | Chapman & Co. | London–Cape of Good Hope | LR |
| 1825 | G.Hunt | Chapman & Co. | London–Peterburg | LR |
| 1826 | Welbank | Chapman & Co. | London–Rio de Janeiro | LR |
In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC. [4] Emulous, Welbank, master, sailed from London to Mauritius on 4 May 1826. [5]
After the ship Ben Jonson left Madras on 8 June 1826 she encountered several gales during which she had to throw some of her cargo overboard. She started making 2½ feet of water an hour in her hold and so put into Mauritius on 22 July to repair. Her remaining cargo was forwarded on Emulous. [6]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1828 | Welbank | Chapman & Co. | London | LR |
| 1831 | Welbank | Chapman & Co. | London–Archangel | LR |
In 1831 Emulous changed her registry to London, but Chapman & Co. remained her owners. [2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Welbank J.Gale | Chapman & Co. | London | LR |
| 1834 | Welbank | Chapman & Co. | London | LR; repair topsides and bottom 1832, & new top deck and sides 1833 |
| 1837 | Welbank | Chapman & Co. | Liverpool–Quebec | LR; repair topsides and bottom 1832, new wales and deck and sides 1833, & small repairs 1837 |
| 1839 | Welbank W.Porritt | Chapman & Co. | London–Quebec | LR; repair topsides and bottom 1832, new wales and deck and sides 1833, & small repairs 1837 |
On 14 May 1841, Howard, of Liverpool, encountered the brig Emulous, of London, Gales, master, at 38°56′N47°49′W / 38.933°N 47.817°W , in a sinking state. Howard took off the crew, when Emulous immediately sank. Emulous had been on a voyage from London to Dorchester, New Brunswick. [7] (Another account gives the date as 11 April.)
Emulous, of London, was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1841, and was the only one of five vessels by that name whose homeport was London. [8]
Hindostan was launched at Whitby in 1819. She made one voyage, in 1821, transporting convicts to New South Wales. Later, she made two voyages transporting convicts to Van Diemen's Land, one with female convicts (1839), and one with male convicts (1840–1841). When not transporting convicts Hindostan was a general trader, sailing across the Atlantic, to India, and perhaps elsewhere as well. She was lost in 1841.
Camden was built at Whitby in 1813. She served as a general trader for much of her career, though in 1820-21 she made one voyage to Bombay for the British East India Company (EIC). Between 1833 and 1837 she was a Greenland whaler out of the Whitby whale fishery, and was the last vessel from Whitby to engage in whaling. She was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1850.
Latona was launched at Whitby in 1789. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC), and one as a whaling ship in the southern whale fishery. She spent the rest of her career as a merchantman. She was wrecked in 1841.
Mulgrave Castle was launched in 1813 at Scarborough and spent much of her career sailing between England and India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). In 1816 she was the subject of a notable incident at Cape Verde. She was wrecked in 1825.
HMS Vulture was launched in 1801 at South Shields as Warrior. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1803 as a sloop and renamed her. From 1808 through 1813 she was a floating battery at Jersey,. The Navy sold her in 1814 and she returned to mercantile service as Warrior. She was last listed in 1820, but does not seem to have sailed again after returning from east of the Cape in 1817.
Blenheim was launched in 1790 as West Indiaman, and spent almost all of her career as a West Indiaman. In 1818 she made one voyage to Bengal under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). On her return from Bengal she reverted to the West Indies trade. Later she traded between London and Quebec, and was last listed in 1837.
Aberdeen was launched at Quebec in 1811. She sailed to England and then traded between Quebec and Britain. She made two voyages to India under license from the British East India Company (EIC). After her return from the second, in 1820, she was no longer listed.
Lord Wellington was launched in 1811 at Whitby as a London-based transport. She made one voyage to India c. 1816. She sank in May 1823 after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
Woodford was launched in 1815 at Whitby as a West Indiaman. Between 1816 and 1817 she made two voyages to the Indian Ocean or the East Indies, sailing under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She was wrecked at Laeso in November 1837.
Brilliant was launched at Whitby in 1813. She spent the bulk of her career sailing between London and the Cape of Good Hope (CGH). Finally, she became waterlogged while sailing between New Brunswick and Dublin and on 7 February 1823 her crew and passengers had to abandon her.
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.
Argo was launched at Whitby in 1807 as a West Indiaman. She made one voyage to India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). Thereafter she traded between Liverpool and Miramichi, New Brunswick. She was last listed in 1824 and may have foundered in June 1824.
Nimble was built at Plymouth in 1813. Initially she engaged in a triangular trade between Africa, Brazil, and Britain. She then sailed between Britain and the eastern Mediterranean. She was twice plundered by pirates, once while on her way to Brazil and the some years later as she was on her way to Smyrna. In 1824 her owners had her lengthened. In 1828–1830 Nimble sailed to Mauritius under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She was last listed in 1833.
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.
Intrepid was launched in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1809. She then became a transport. In 1820 she made a voyage to Bengal, sailing under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She then reverted to being a transport. She was wrecked on 5 January 1826.
Cornwall was launched in Whitby in 1798 or 1799 as a West Indiaman. Between 1817 and 1819 she made two voyages to Bengal, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She made a third voyage, this time in 1825, to Bombay. The last readily accessible reports of her movements have her returning to Liverpool from Demerara in early 1827.
Sappho was launched in Whitby in 1813, and moved her registration to London in 1814. Thereafter she traded widely. She made a voyage to Bombay and one to Bengal, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She was last listed in 1833.
Miranda was launched in Bristol in 1828. In 1829–1830 she made one voyage to Bengal, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). On her return she became a West Indiaman, sailing to Jamaica and Antigua. She was broken up around 1851.
HMS Richmond was a Confounder-class gunbrig, launched at Itchenor in February 1806. She captured several small privateers and merchantmen off the Iberian peninsula before the Royal Navy sold her in 1814. After the Navy sold her, she became the mercantile Ben Jonson.
Prince Regent was launched at Rochester in 1811. She initially traded with the West Indies and the Mediterranean. From 1814 on she started trading with the Indian Ocean and India, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). In 1820–1821 she transported convicts from Ireland to New South Wales. She continued to trade with Australia. In 1841–1842 she made a second voyage transporting convicts from Ireland, this time to Hobart. In about 1843 new owners shifted her home port to Hull. From there she traded with Quebec, the Baltic, Aden, and perhaps elsewhere. In 1863 she was at Alicante, Spain where she grounded. She was condemned as not worth repairing.