Sir James Henry Craig (1811 Quebec City ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameSir James Henry Craig
NamesakeGeneral Sir James Henry Craig
BuilderBell & Robitaille, Quebec [1]
Launched1811
FateLost 4 December 1829
General characteristics
Tons burthen250, or 262, [2] or 268, [1] or 286 [3] (bm)
Length94 ft (29 m) [1]
Beam26 ft (7.9 m) [1]
Armament6 × 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.

Contents

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1813R.BaxterHall & Co.Falmouth transportLR [4]
1815R.BaxterHall & Co.Falmouth transportLR
1815DavisonJohnsonLondon transportRegister of Shipping [3]
1816R.Baxter
Selkrig
Hall & Co.
Johnston
Falmouth transportLR
1818R.Selkrig
Eddington
JohnsonLondon–Jamaica
London−Riga
LR
1819Eddington
J.Diese
JohnsonLondon–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]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1821J.Diese
M.Craig
Johnson & Co.London–Quebec
Leith–Memel
LR; damages repaired 1819, and small repairs 1821
1825M.CraigCaptainLeith–Richibucto LR; damages repaired 1819, and small repairs 1821 & 1823
1826M.Craig
Kinghorn
JohnsonLeith–RichibuctoLR; damages repaired 1819, small repairs 1821 & 1823, and thorough repair 1825
1829Kinghorn
D.Johnson
Swan & Co.DublinLR; damages repaired 1819, small repairs 1821 & 1823, and thorough repair 1825
1831D.JohnsonJohnson & 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. 1 2 3 4 Marcil (1995), p. 368.
  2. 1 2 LR (1831), Seq.No.S564.
  3. 1 2 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.

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