| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Lady Ridley |
| Builder | William Stoveld, Blyth |
| Launched | 10 December 1813 |
| Fate | Wrecked 11 November 1831 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 373, [1] or 37932⁄94, [2] or 393 (bm) |
Lady Ridley was launched in 1813 at Blyth as a West Indiaman. She transported convicts in 1821 to Van Diemen's Land. She also sailed to India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She was wrecked on 11 November 1831.
Lady Ridley first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1814 with P.Inglis, master, Inglis & Co., owners, and tade London-Grenada. [1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1815 | P.Inglis J.Dyson Anderson | Inglis & Co. | London–Grenada | LR |
| 1816 | Anderson | Wassak & Co | Liverpool–Madeira | LR |
| 1820 | Boydel R.Vare | Robertson | London–St John London–Botany Bay | LR |
In July 1818 Lady Ridley was returning to England from Jamaica when she had to put into Havana leaky. She was repaired and left on 27 July. [3]
A gale at Saint John, New Brunswick, drove Lady Ridley ashore on 21 December 1819 and damaged her. [4] Once she had been refloated, she sailed to Jamaica.
Convict transport: Captain Robert Weir sailed Lady Ridley from England on 4 June 1821. She sailed via Rio de Janeiro and arrived at Hobart on 27 June. [5] She had embarked 138 male convicts and she disembarked 137. [6] On 25 July she arrived at Sydney. She returned to England via Batavia. On 15 April 1822 she arrived at Cape of Good Hope from Batavia. She had put in to fix a trivial leak. She was surveyed and the carpenters put to work. [7] She sailed for England on the 20th. However, she sailed on to Helvoet and Rotterdam. She arrived at Gravesend on 25 September.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | W.Scott | Captain & Co. | Plymouth | LR |
| 1830 | W.Scott | Martin & Co. | Dublin–Quebec | LR; small repairs 1827 |
On 13 May 1831 Doris sprang a leak, forcing her crew to abandon her in the Atlantic Ocean. Lady Ridley rescued the crew. [8]
On 11 November 1831 Lady Ridley was driven ashore and wrecked at Bailey's Mistake, Newfoundland. Her eighteen crew were rescued. [9] [10]
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