Sir James Henry Craig (1811 Quebec City ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Sir James Henry Craig (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Name	Sir James Henry Craig
Namesake	General Sir James Henry Craig
Builder	Bell & Robitaille, Quebec [1]
Launched	1811
Fate	Lost 4 December 1829
General characteristics
Tons burthen	250, or 262, [2] or 268, [1] or 286 [3] (bm)
Length	94 ft (29 m) [1]
Beam	26 ft (7.9 m) [1]
Armament	6 × 18-pounder carronades [3]

Sir James Henry Craig (or Sir James H. Craig) was launched in Quebec in 1811. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1813 and then spent much of her career sailing between Britain and Canada. She was lost on 4 December 1829.

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1813	R.Baxter	Hall & Co.	Falmouth transport	LR [4]
1815	R.Baxter	Hall & Co.	Falmouth transport	LR
1815	Davison	Johnson	London transport	Register of Shipping [3]
1816	R.Baxter Selkrig	Hall & Co. Johnston	Falmouth transport	LR
1818	R.Selkrig Eddington	Johnson	London–Jamaica London−Riga	LR
1819	Eddington J.Diese	Johnson	London–Riga Leith–Quebec	LR;

On 7 May 1819, Sir J.H.Craig, Dease, master, arrived at Quebec after a six-week voyage from Leith. She had sailed in ballast. ^[5]

On 15 July 1820, Sir J.H.Craig, James Dease, master, arrived at Quebec after a 54-day voyage from Leith. She brought 100 settlers. ^[6]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1821	J.Diese M.Craig	Johnson & Co.	London–Quebec Leith–Memel	LR; damages repaired 1819, and small repairs 1821
1825	M.Craig	Captain	Leith–Richibucto	LR; damages repaired 1819, and small repairs 1821 & 1823
1826	M.Craig Kinghorn	Johnson	Leith–Richibucto	LR; damages repaired 1819, small repairs 1821 & 1823, and thorough repair 1825
1829	Kinghorn D.Johnson	Swan & Co.	Dublin	LR; damages repaired 1819, small repairs 1821 & 1823, and thorough repair 1825
1831	D.Johnson	Johnson & Co.	Dublin-Miramichi, New Brunswick	LR; thorough repair 1825 [2]

Fate

By one report she was lost on 4 December 1829. She was last listed in 1831 with stale data.

Citations

1. Marcil (1995), p. 368.
2. LR (1831), Seq.No.S564.
3. Register of Shipping (1815), Seq.№R492.
4. LR (1813), Supple. pages "S", Seq.No.S129.
5. Ship Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1819.
6. Ship Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1820.

References

• Marcil, Eileen Reed (1995). The Charley-Man: a history of wooden shipbuilding at Quebec 1763–1893. Kingston, Ontario: Quarry. ISBN   1-55082-093-1.