Radnor (1813 ship)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Radnor
Namesake	Radnorshire
Owner	1813:Boehm & Co. [1] 1814:Hughes & Co. [2]
Builder	Anthony Blackmore, Sulkia, Calcutta
Launched	9 September 1813 [3]
Fate	Burnt 3 September 1815 [3]
General characteristics
Tons burthen	455, [2] [3] or 47821⁄94 [1] (bm)
Length	114 ft 7 in (34.9 m) (keel) [1]
Beam	30 ft 8 in (9.3 m) [1]
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	14 × 12-pounder carronades [2]

Radnor was launched on 9 September 1813 at Sulkea, Calcutta. She then sailed to England.

Radnor was admitted to the Registry of Great Britain on 16 April 1814. ^[4] She was sold in England and appeared in the Register of Shipping for 1815 with Barclay, master, Hogue, owner, and trade London–Île de France. ^[2]

A fire destroyed Radnor on 3 September 1815 off Saugor with the loss of thirteen of her crew. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

The loss of Radnor to fire, followed by that of Mornington and some other vessels, all on outward-bound voyages, led the Calcutta Insurance Office to petition the Bengal government to investigate the matter. The insurers suspected arson by lascars impressed or induced to serve on the vessels. ^[8]

Citations

1. Hackman (2001), p. 307.
2. Register of Shipping (1815), Seq.№R12.
3. Phipps (1840), p. 105.
4. House of Commons (1814), p. 460.
5. "EXTRACTS FROM INDIA PAPERS". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 2 March 1816.
6. Lloyd's List №5047.
7. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5047. 9 February 1816. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105232904.
8. Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies (October 1816), p.380.

References

• Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN   0-905617-96-7.
• Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.
• House of Commons, Parliament, Great Britain (1814). Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee on Petitions Relating to East-India-Built Shipping. H.M. Stationery Office.