Lord Wellington (1809 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameLord Wellington
Namesake Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
BuilderR & J Bulmer, South Shields
Launched1809
FateCondemned c.1842
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen5018894, or 506 [2] (bm)
Length113 ft 2 in (34.5 m)
Beam32 ft 7 in (9.9 m)
PropulsionSail
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades [3]

Lord Wellington was launched in 1809 at Shields. She initially sailed as a London-based transport and then made two voyages to India, and one to Mauritius. Thereafter she traded widely until she was condemned c.1842.

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Career

Lord Wellington first appeared in the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1810 with Hunter, master, Bulmer & Co., owner, and trade Shields–London. [4] Lloyd's Register (LR) for 1811 showed her with R.Gallilee, master, Bulmer, owner, and trade London transport. [3]

In 1813 the EIC 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 license from the EIC. [5]

Captain W.H. Harris sailed Lord Wellington to Bombay in August 1816, [6] and again on 5 November 1818. [2] In 1820 he sailed her to Île de France. [5]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1823Bell
Ward
SoamesLondon–QuebecLR; good repair 1823
1825J.MarshallSoamesPlymouth–New BrunswickLR; thorough repair 1816 & good repair 1823
1830W.Richards
A.Palmer
J.Palmer CorkHalifax, Nova Scotia LR; good repairs in 1823, 1824, & 1829
1830P.JonesSomesCowes–PortsmouthLR (1830 supple. pages); good repairs in 1823, 1824, & 1829; small repairs 1830
1835R.WylamSomes & Co.London–BarbadosLR
1840TaitG.RedmanLondon–AfricaLR; damages repaired 1838
1842WalkerG.RedmanLondon–AfricaLR; damages repaired 1838

Fate

The entry for Lord Wellington in LR for 1842 carries the annotation "Condemned". [7]

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