Olive Branch (1818 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Olive Branch (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Name	Olive Branch
Namesake	Olive branch
Builder	Thomas White, Cowes [1]
Launched	2 May 1818, [1] or 1816
Fate	Wrecked 21 July 1822 Burnt 6 November 1843
General characteristics
Tons burthen	217, 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.

Career

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

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1818	Artis Kind	Brown Mount	Cowes–Newcastle London–Hayti	LR
1820	W.Kind	W.Kind	Cowes London–CGH	LR
1823	W.Kind	W.Kind & Co.	London–CGH	LR

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.

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1825	Anderson	Captain	London–Cape of Good Hope (CGH)	Register of Sipping (RS)
1826	Anderson Murray	Aikin & Co.	London–CGH	LR
Anderson	Aikin & Co.	London–CGH	LR
1832	Anderson	Phillips	London–CGH	RS;

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.

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1833	Anderson Spirling/Shirling	Phillips	London–CGH	RS; small repairs 1827, thorough repair 1832, & small repairs 1833
1838	Cousins	Cousins	London–Riga	LR, small repairs 1833
1839	Cousins	Cousins	Hull	LR, small repairs 1833 & 1839
1841	Cousins	Cousins	Hull London–Shields London	LR, small repairs 1833, 1839, & 1842
1842	Foster	Foster & Co.	London–Quebec	LR; 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. 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.

References

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