Tigris (1802 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameTigris
Namesake Tigris
Owner
  • EIC voyages 1–2:Thomas Hurry
  • EIC voyages 3–5:Robert Livie
  • EIC voyage no.6:A. Thomson
BuilderFrancis Hurry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne [1]
Launched27 April 1802, or 1803
FateWrecked 4 December 1823
General characteristics
Tons burthen525, [2] or 527, [3] or 535, or 554, [4] or 55454⁄94, [5] or 555 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:122 ft 6 in (37.3 m) [3]
  • Keel:97 ft 10 in (29.8 m) [3]
Beam31 ft 10 in (9.7 m) [3]
Depth of hold14 ft 7 in (4.4 m) [3]
Complement
Armament
  • 1803: 16 × 12-pounder guns [4]
  • 1807: 16 × 12-pounder guns [4]
  • 1815:4 guns

Tigris was launched in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1802. She made six voyages between 1803 and 1815 as an "extra ship" for the British East India Company (EIC). After her stint as an East Indiaman, Tigris became a West Indiaman. She was wrecked in December 1823.

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East Indiaman

Tigris first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1803 as "Tigress". [6]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1803GrahamHurryLondon–IndiaLR

On 1 April 1803, the EIC contracted with Thomas Hurry for Tigris to perform six voyages at a peace time freight rate of £13 10s per ton for 525 tons. [2]

Tigris made two voyages under the command of Captain Charles Graham. War with France had broken out and he acquired a letter of marque on 3 June 1803. [4]

1st EIC voyage (1803–1804): Captain Charles Graham sailed from Portsmouth on 30 June 1803, bound for Bengal. Tigris reached Madeira on 17 July and Saugor on 5 December. She arrived at Calcutta on 19 December. Homeward bound, she was Diamond Harbour on 25 March 1804, to load; she sailed on 22 June. She reached St Helena on 1 October and arrived at the Downs on 8 December. [3]

2nd EIC voyage (1805–1807): Captain Graham sailed on 31 August 1805 from Cork, bound for Madras and Bengal. On 29 September Tigris was at Madeira. [3] On 22 November she was at Ferdinand de Noronha, intending to sail the next day for Madras; she was in company with Ann. [7] On 2 March 1806 she reached Madras and on 5 April she arrived at Diamond Harbour. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 25 September, Madras on 9 October, and Trincomalee on 18 October. She reached the Cape on 26 December and St Helena on 23 January 1807, and arrived 12 April at the Downs. [3] She returned to London on 15 April 1807. [5]

Tigris made four voyages under the command of Captain Dugald MacDougall. He had acquired a letter of marque on 30 June 1807. [4]

3rd EIC voyage (1807–1809): Captain MacDougal sailed from Portsmouth on 17 September 1807, bound for Madeira, Madras, and Bengal. Tigris reached Madeira, and on 18 December she was at the Cape. She reached Madras on 5 April 1800 and arrived at Calcutta on 18 May. Homeward bound, she left Saugor on 3 October. She was at Madras on 17 October. On 19 January 1809, she was back at the Cape. She reached St Helena on 24 February and arrived at the Downs on 21 May. [3]

4th EIC voyage (1810–1811): Captain MacDougal and Tigris sailed on 14 March 1810, from Portsmouth, bound for Madras and Bengal. On 8 July Tigris reached Madras and on 29 July she arrived at Calcutta. On 10 November she left Bengal and was at St Helena on 28 January 1811. She arrived back at the Downs on 3 April. [3]

5th EIC voyage (1811–1813):Tigris and Captain MacDougal sailed for St Helena and Bengal in October 1811. However, on 24 October she got on the Pan Sand near Margate. She was lightened and got off, but had to return to the Thames for repairs. [8] On 17 December HMS Cracker provided assistance to Tigris. [lower-alpha 1] On 19 December Tigris had to put back to Margate Roads, having lost anchors and cables. She sailed from Torbay on 4 January 1812. She reached St Helena on 2 April and arrived at Calcutta on 13 July. Homeward bound, she left Saugor on 25 October, reached St Helena on 9 January 1813, and arrived at the Downs on 14 May. [3] She arrived in London on 18 May 1813. [5]

6th EIC voyage (1814–1815): Captain MacDougal sailed from Portsmouth on 8 June 1814, bound for Madeira and Bombay. Tigris reached Madeira on 23 June, and arrived at Bombay on 19 November. Homeward bound, she as at Tellicherry on 10 January 1815, Point de Galle on 25 January, and the Cape on 27 March. She reached St Helena on 25 April and arrived at the Downs on 23 June. [3] She returned to London on 26 June. [5]

West Indiaman

In 1815 Tigris was sold and her new owners employed her as a West Indiaman. She entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815 both as Tigress and Tigris. [10]

NameBurthenLaunch yearLaunch placeMasterOwnerTradeNotes
Tigress5551803NewcastleJ.SiskCaptain & Co.London–JamaicaThorough repair 1812
Tigris5551803NewcastleM.SiskThomsonLondon–JamaicaRepair 1810
YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1816M.SiskA.ThomsonLondon–JamaicaLR; thorough repair 1812
1818M.SiskA.ThomsonLondon–JamaicaLR; thorough repair 1812
1823M.Sisk
Fotheringham		ThompsonLondon–Jamaica
London–St Helena		LR; thorough repair 1812 & small repairs 1821

Fate

On 4 December 1823 Tigris, Fotheringham, master, wrecked off Tynemouth in a gale. Her Second Officer and boatswain lost their lives. She had been sailing from London to Shields. [11]

Notes

  1. ↑ A first-class share of the salvage money was worth £91 17s 1+3⁄4 d; a sixth-class share, that of an ordinary seaman, was worth £3 4s 0+3⁄4d. [9]

Citations

  1. ↑ Tyne built ships: "T".
  2. 1 2 Hardy (1811), p. 28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 British Library: Tigris (1803–1815).
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Letter of Marque, p.90 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Hackman (2001), p. 204.
  6. ↑ LR (1803), Supple. pages "T", Seq. No. 23.
  7. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4299. 21 February 1806. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735022.
  8. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4610. 29 October 1811. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735025.
  9. ↑ "No. 17260". The London Gazette . 17 June 1817. p. 1370.
  10. ↑ LR (1815), Supple.pages "T", Seq. No. T67 & T72.
  11. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5862. 9 December 1823. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735033.

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