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| Name | Lord Cathcart |
| Namesake | William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart. |
| Builder | Temple shipbuilders, South Shields |
| Launched | 1807 [1] |
| Fate | Wrecked October 1825 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 490, [1] or 491 [2] (bm) |
Lord Cathcart was launched at Shields in 1807. Between 1816 and 1919 she traded with the Cape of Good Hope. She experienced two notable events, her detention in Chile in 1822 and her wrecking in 1825.
Lord Cathcart entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1808 with Richardson, master, Bulmer & Co., owners, and trade London transport. [1]
The Register of Shipping reports the following information:
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | Richardson | Bulmer & Co. | London transport |
| 1815 | G.Allen Tolbeck | Bulmer & Co. | Portsmouth transport |
| 1816 | Tolbert Dalby | Bulmer & Co. | London–Bengal London–Cape of Good Hope |
| 1817 | Not published | ||
| 1818 | Tolbert | Bulmer & Co. | London–Cape of Good Hope |
| 1819 | Tolbert | Bulmer & Co. | London–Cape of Good Hope |
| 1820 | Watson | Blanchard | London–Cadiz |
On 23 June 1820, Lord Cathcart, Watson, master, arrived at Quebec after a 40-day voyage from Cadiz. [3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | Watson | Blanchard | London–Rio de Janeiro |
| 1822 [2] | Watson | Blanchard | London–Rio de Janeiro |
On 15 December 1820, Lord Cathcart, Watson, master, arrived at Rio de Janeiro from London. On 7 January 1821 she sailed from Rio de Janeiro for Lima.
Detention: Lloyd's List on 2 October 1821 reported a letter dated Rio de Janeiro, 23 July. It stated that Lord Cochrane had landed 500 men at Arica and captured the town. The troops had also seized four vessels there: Lord Cathcart, Columbia, Joseph, and Robert. Lord Cathcart and Columbia had already landed their cargoes. A later report confirmed that Lord Cathcart, Watson, master, of and from London, was among the vessels seized at Arica. [4] Lord Cathcart arrived at Valparaiso on 24 June and was detained there.
Cochrane apparently released Lord Cathcart. In a letter dated 2 October, Valparaiso, Watson reported that she had again been detained, at Valparaiso, "in consequence of dispatches received from Lord Cochrane." [5] On 18 May 22, at Valparaiso, Lord Cathcart's cargo was condemned as Spanish property. [6] Cochrane ordered Lord Cathcart to follow him to Ilo, intending to detain her, but did not put any men aboard her. Watson took advantage of the night to sail off. [7]
Lloyd's Register for 1824 showed Lord Cathcart's master changing from D. Dipnall to M'Dougal. Her owner was Staniforth, and her trade Plymouth–Odessa. [8]
Lloyd's List reported on 10 August 1824 that Lord Cathcart, M'Dougal, master, had arrived at Liverpool from Miramichi. On 1 August she had run afoul of a large ship off Cape Clear Island. Lord Cathcart had lost her foreyard and jib-boom, and had suffered other damage. [9]
Mearns, Nichols, master, arrived at Greenock on 17 November 1825. She had left Miramichi, New Brunswick, on 27 October and she brought the news that three vessels had been lost on 18 October on West Point, Prince Edward Island. The three were: [10]
All the crews were saved. [10]
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