Olive Branch (1818 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameOlive Branch
Namesake Olive branch
BuilderThomas White, Cowes [1]
Launched2 May 1818, [1] or 1816
Fate
  • Wrecked 21 July 1822
  • Burnt 6 November 1843
General characteristics
Tons burthen217, or 21758⁄94 [1] (bm)
Sail plan Snow

Olive Branch was launched in 1818 at Cowes. She was one of several vessels that a gale wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope (CGH; the Cape), on 21 July 1822. She returned to service and on some or more of her voyages to the Cape she sailed to Mauritius under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She burnt in November 1843 while sailing between Quebec and London.

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Career

Olive Branch first entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1818. [2]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1818Artis
Kind		Brown
Mount		Cowes–Newcastle
London–Hayti		LR
1820W.KindW.KindCowes
London–CGH		LR
1823W.KindW.Kind & Co.London–CGHLR

On 1 May 1821 Olive Branch, Kidd, master, arrived at the Cape. On 3 March an unknown ship had run into her a 15°0′S29°33′W / 15.000°S 29.550°W / -15.000; -29.550 causing damages and carrying away Olive Branch's foremast and bowsprit. [3]

On 21–22 July 1822 a tremendous gale drove Olive Branch, Kind, master, ashore at the Cape of Good Hope. [4] She had been nearly loaded for London. A letter dated 10 August stated that the greater part of Olive Branch's cargo had been saved, but that she had been condemned. [5] The next report was that Olive Branch, Kind, master, had been condemned and sold. [6]

The entry for Olive Branch in the 1823 volume of LR carried the annotation "condemned&sold". [7] The same storm also resulted in the loss of other ships, including Adriatic, Lavinia, Leander, and Sun, and damage to Royal George.

In 1823 Captain James Anderson brought Olive Branch and repaired her.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1825AndersonCaptainLondon–Cape of Good Hope (CGH)Register of Sipping (RS)
1826Anderson
Murray		Aikin & Co.London–CGHLR
AndersonAikin & Co.London–CGHLR
1832AndersonPhillipsLondon–CGHRS;

Anderson remained master of Olive Branch until he died aboard the vessel on 26 August 1832, whilst on route to Cape Town. He had sailed from London on 25 June 1832, bound for Mauritius and sailing under a licence from the EIC.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1833Anderson
Spirling/Shirling		PhillipsLondon–CGHRS; small repairs 1827, thorough repair 1832, & small repairs 1833
1838CousinsCousinsLondon–RigaLR, small repairs 1833
1839CousinsCousinsHullLR, small repairs 1833 & 1839
1841CousinsCousinsHull
London–Shields
London		LR, small repairs 1833, 1839, & 1842
1842FosterFoster & Co.London–QuebecLR; small repairs 1843

Fate

Olive Branch burnt on 6 November 1843 at the mouth of the Saguenay River. She was carrying a cargo of deals. Her crew were saved. [8]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Hackman (2001), p. 302.
  2. ↑ LR (1818), Supple.pages "O", Seq.№O14.
  3. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5610. 17 July 1821. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735031 . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Storm At The Cape Of Good Hope". The Times (London, England), 15 October 1822; pg. 2; Issue 11690.
  5. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5742. 15 October 1822. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735032 . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5744). 22 October 1822.
  7. ↑ LR (1823), Seq.№O114.
  8. ↑ "Burning of a Brig". 16 December 1843, York Herald (York, England) Issue: 3716.

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