Severn (1806 ship)

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Severn, c.1835; Joseph Walter (1783–1856), Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
History
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameSevern
Namesake River Severn
Builder Hilhouse, Sons and Co., [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire
Launched1806
FateAbandoned at sea late 1838
General characteristics
Tons burthen478, [2] [3] or 47850⁄94 [1] (bm)
Length113 ft 5 in (34.6 m) [1]
Beam31 ft 6 in (9.6 m) [1]
PropulsionSail
Sail planShip-rigged; later barque
Complement30 [2]
Armament12 × 9&4-pounder guns [2]
NotesTwo decks, three masts, square stem, quarter galleries, and figure head [1]

Severn was launched at Bristol in 1806. She spent most of her career as a West Indiaman. In 1813 she ran down and sank another merchantman. In late 1838 Severn's crew had to abandon her in the Atlantic in a sinking condition.

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Career

Severn first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1806.

YearMasterOwnerTradeNotes and source
1806EtheridgeProtheroeBristol–Jamaica Lloyd's Register (LR; 1806) [4]

Captain Richard Drew acquired a letter of marque on 5 April 1810. [2]

On 11 February 1813 Severn ran down and sank Wargrave. HMS Cressy rescued Wargrave's crew. Wargrave, Ostler, master, was on a voyage from Dublin to Surinam. [5] [lower-alpha 1]

YearMasterOwnerTradeNotes and source
1810J. DrewR. ClaxtonBristol–NevisLR
1815J. ArewR. ClaxtonBristol–NevisLR
1820E.J. PowerR. ClaxtonBristol–NevisGood repair in 1815; LR
1825Christopher ClaxtonR. ClaxtonBristol–NevisGood repair in 1815 & small repair 1821; LR
1830F. FosterJ. IrvineBristol–TrinidadThorough repair in 1828; LR
1835BrownJ.IrvingBristol–QuebecLR
1838BrownJ.IrvingBristol–New YorkDamages repaired in 1836 and small repairs in 1837; LR

Other masters: Christopher Claxton; Gabriel Forster (9 Sept. 1825); Richard Radford (3 Feb. 1831); Thomas Sandon (24 Oct. 1831); Adam Dixon (25 July 1833 (London)); Charles Timothy Stewart (25 Aug. 1834 (London)); Thomas Brown (26 Mar. 1835); Charles Skirling (29 Sept. 1834); Edward Purse (1 May 1837); and William Johns (30 August 1838). [1]

On 10 December 1833 Captain Adam Dixon was sailing by the Chagos Archipelago when he sighted an uncharted island or islands at 5°30′N72°24′E / 5.500°N 72.400°E / 5.500; 72.400 that he named Severn Island. [7]

Fate

In late 1838 her crew abandoned Severn in the Atlantic Ocean at 48°N31°W / 48°N 31°W / 48; -31 as she had 16 feet of water in her hold. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, to Bristol. Russell, of New York, which was sailing from New Orleans to Havre, rescued Severn's crew. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Wargrave, of 175 tons (bm), had been launched in Denmark in 1801. [6]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Farr (1950), pp. 38–9.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Letter of Marque, p.86 - accessed 25 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Hackman (2001), p. 312.
  4. ↑ Lloyd's Register (1806), Supple. pages "S", Seq.№S17.
  5. ↑ Lloyd's List №4722.
  6. ↑ Lloyd's Register (1810), Seq.№W29.
  7. ↑ Horsburgh (1826), p. 193.
  8. ↑ "Ship News." Times[London, England] 22 Dec. 1838: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 11 Aug. 2018.

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