Lord Wellington (1809 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Lord Wellington (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Name	Lord Wellington
Namesake	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Builder	R & J Bulmer, South Shields
Launched	1809
Fate	Condemned c.1842
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen	50188⁄94, or 506 [2] (bm)
Length	113 ft 2 in (34.5 m)
Beam	32 ft 7 in (9.9 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	10 × 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.

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]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1823	Bell Ward	Soames	London–Quebec	LR; good repair 1823
1825	J.Marshall	Soames	Plymouth–New Brunswick	LR; thorough repair 1816 & good repair 1823
1830	W.Richards A.Palmer	J.Palmer	Cork–Halifax, Nova Scotia	LR; good repairs in 1823, 1824, & 1829
1830	P.Jones	Somes	Cowes–Portsmouth	LR (1830 supple. pages); good repairs in 1823, 1824, & 1829; small repairs 1830
1835	R.Wylam	Somes & Co.	London–Barbados	LR
1840	Tait	G.Redman	London–Africa	LR; damages repaired 1838
1842	Walker	G.Redman	London–Africa	LR; damages repaired 1838

Fate

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

Citations

1. Hackman (2001), p. 292.
2. LR (1820), "Licensed India Ships".
3. LR (1811), Seq.№L447.
4. RS 1810), Supple. pages "L".
5. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
6. LR (1818), "Licensed India Ships".
7. LR (1842), Seq.№L447.

References

• Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN   0-905617-96-7.