| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Garthland |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Troughton, Chester [1] |
| Launched | 1795 [2] [1] |
| Fate | Foundered December 1821 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 257, [2] or 264, [3] or 271, or 275 [1] (bm) |
| Complement | 18 [3] |
| Armament |
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Garthland was launched at Chester in 1795 as a West Indiaman. She foundered in December 1821.
Missing pages in Lloyd's Register (LR), for 1796 resulted in Garthland first appeared in the register in 1797. [2]
Garthland's first owner was Walter Ritchie & Sons. At the beginning of the 19th century, Walter Ritchie & Sons was one of the best known Greenock firms of shipowners. In 1808 Walter Ritchie moved to London to manage his London business. His sons then took charge of eleven ships (including Garthland), "by far the finest mercantile fleet...in Great Britain belonging to one firm." [4] [5]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1797 | John Reid J.Ramsoy | Ritchie & Co. | Greenock–Jamaica | LR |
| 1798 | J.Ramsey John Reid | Ritchie & Co. | Greenock–Jamaica | LR |
| 1800 | Alexander J.Leetch J.Keld | Ritchie & Co. | Greenock–Jamaica | LR |
| 1801 | J.Reid | Ritchie & Co. | Greenock–Jamaica | LR |
| 1802 | J.Reid J.Bradshaw | Ritchie & Co. | Greenock–Jamaica | LR |
Garthland disappeared from Lloyd's Register from the issue for 1803, but did appear in the Register of Shipping (RS), i 1804 and 1806.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1804 & 1806 | M'Echrin | Ritchie & Co. | Greenock–Jamaica | RS |
Captain James Barkley acquired a letter of marque on 21 July 1807. [3] He was still master in the first half 1809, but in the second half a Captain Shelton had replaced him.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1809 | J.Barkley | Ritchie & Co. | Liverpool–Charleston | RS; small repairs 1807 |
| 1811 | J.Barkley J.Watson | Ritchie & Co. Goodwin | Greenock–West Indies London–Jamaica | RS; small repairs 1807 |
Garthland returned to Lloyd's Register (LR), in 1811. [6]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1811 | J.Watson | Goodwin | London–Jamaica | LR |
On 10 March 1812 Garthland, Watson, master, ran ashore on the Ryde Sand. She got off that same night and proceeded on her journey from London to Jamaica. [7]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 | J.Watson Horn | Goodwin | London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1816 | T.Horn J.Cassie | Goodwin | London–Saint Lucia | LR |
| 1818 | Cassie J.Knight | Goodwin | Plymouth–Jamaica London–Quebec | LR; new wales 1813 & repairs 1814 |
| 1818 | Cassie J.Knight | Goodwin | Plymouth–Jamaica London–Quebec | LR; new wales 1813 & repairs 1814 |
| 1819 | J.Knight | Captain & Co. | London–Quebec | LR; new keel 1813; new topsides and small repair 1818 |
Garthland, Knight, master, was disabled in the Atlantic Ocean on 12 December 1821. Three crew died before 19 December when Hope, Bloomfield, master, rescued the survivors. Garthland was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to London. [8]
Antelope was launched at Nantes in 1805 under another name. She was taken in prize c.1807 and appears in Lloyd's Register in 1807 with Le Pelley, master, Lehou & Co., owner, and trade London–Madeira.
Several ships have borne the name Caledonia for Caledonia:
Ceres was launched at Kolkata in August 1793 as Lutchmy and renamed in 1794. She sailed to England in 1798 and became a West Indiaman. She was condemned at Barbados in 1806. New owners returned her to service, first as a West Indiaman and then as an East Indiaman. She was damaged at Mauritius in 1818 and although she was listed until 1824, it is not clear that she sailed again after the damage she sustained in Mauritius.
Brilliant was launched at Whitehaven in 1807. Initially, she was a West Indiaman. Then from 1816 she started sailing to India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She grounded in February or on 10 March 1821 at Coringa while sailing from London to Bengal. She was refloated, repaired, and sold locally.
Benson was launched in 1794 in Liverpool as a West Indiaman. She sailed under a letter of marque and in December 1798 engaged in a notable single-ship action in which she repelled an attack by a French naval corvette of superior force. Benson was wrecked on 23 March 1811.
Tartar was built in France in 1778, almost surely under another name. She was taken in prize and appears under British ownership in 1780. After a short career as a privateer, she made a voyage between 1781 and 1783 as an extra East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She then became a whaler in the northern whale fishery. After whaling she traded with the Baltic and then served as a London-based transport. She was probably lost in 1799, and was last listed in 1801. If Tartar is the vessel lost in 1799, in 1796 French warships captured her, but the Royal Navy quickly recaptured her.
Star was built in Calcutta in 1800. Between 1803 and 1811 she made three seal hunting voyages. From 1812 she sailed as a merchantman until she was wrecked on 18 December 1829 on a voyage to Jamaica.
Tigris was launched in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1802. She made six voyages between 1803 and 1815 as an "extra ship" for the British East India Company (EIC). After her stint as an East Indiaman, Tigris became a West Indiaman. She was wrecked in December 1823.
Hart was a brig, possibly launched in America in 1809, and taken in prize. From 1809 on she sailed to the Mediterranean, particularly Malta. A privateer captured her in 1810, but she was recaptured. She burnt in 1811.
John Tobin was a ship launched in 1809 at Hull. In 1810 she recaptured a British vessel and in November 1812 she repelled an attack by an American privateer in a single ship action. From 1816 John Tobin made three voyages to India, sailing under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She then sailed to Calabar, West Africa. She left there on 28 November 1821 and was never heard of again.
Lady Holland was launched in 1811 at Rochester, as a West Indiaman. She underwent one maritime incident in 1812. She continued sailing to the West Indies until 1826. Then she began sailing to India uner a license from the British East India Company. She wrecked in February 1830 on the outbound leg of her third voyage to Bengal.
Several vessels have been named Highlander:
Willerby was launched in 1799 as a West Indiaman. French privateers captured her around early 1802, but then released her. She suffered damage in a gale in 1815, but continued to trade. She sailed to New South Wales and was wrecked in early 1818.
Thetis was launched in 1787 at Stockton-on-Tees, or Hull. Between 1787 and 1799 she sailed between London and Hamburg. Then, between 1799 and 1804 she made two voyages as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. Afterwards she became a coaster, though she did make at least one voyage to Quebec. She was lost on 28 February 1812.
William was launched at the Bombay Dockyard in 1800 as a country ship, i.e., a vessel trading east of the Cape of Good Hope. In 1801 she served as a transport in a naval campaign. In 1809 she made a voyage to London for the British East India Company (EIC). She survived several maritime incidents while sailing as a West Indiaman. She was last listed in 1826.
Ranger was built in the Netherlands, reportedly for the Dutch East India Company, and almost certainly under another name. She was take in prize in 1796. She made one voyage as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She then traded to the West Indies and the Mediterranean before becoming a transport. French frigates captured her in 1810. The Royal Navy recaptured her almost immediately and used her to transport prisoners from Isle de France (Mauritius) to France. She then disappears from online records.
Commerce was launched at Quebec in 1813 and quickly shifted her registry to the United Kingdom. She made one voyage to the East Indies, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She also made one voyage carrying migrants from Greenock to Quebec. She was last listed in 1833.
John was launched at Chester in 1809 as a West Indiaman. Between 1827 and 1833 she made three voyages to New South Wales and two to Van Diemen's Land transporting convicts. Thereafter she traded between the United Kingdom and North America. She was wrecked in May 1855 with heavy loss of life while carrying migrants from Plymouth to Quebec.
William was launched at Blyth in 1811. In 1818 a letter of marque captured her but she was then released. In October 1819 she fortuitously discovered the South Shetland Islands while on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso. She was last listed in 1829.
William Dawson was launched at Lancaster in 1812 as a West Indiaman. In 1818–1819, she made one voyage to India, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). Thereafter William Dawson sailed to North America, primarily Canada from homeports such as Liverpool and later Alloa. She suffered several relatively minor mishaps and was last listed in 1859.