Westmoreland (1808 ship)

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History
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
BuilderWhithaven
Launched1808
FateWrecked 5 December 1822
General characteristics
Tons burthen310 (bm)
Armament10 × 6-pounder guns

Westmoreland was a ship launched at Whithaven in 1808 as a West Indiaman. She was lost on 5 December 1822.

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Career

Westmoreland first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1809. [1]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1809L.BouchHartley & Co.Whithaven–JamaicaLR
1813L.Bouch
H.Morris
Hamlin
Hartley & Co. Cork
Greenock–Demerara
LR
1814HamlinHamilton & Co.Greenock–DemeraraLR
1821Y.Hamlin
Marjoribnks
Hamilton & Co.
Ogilvie
Greenock–Demerara
London–Jamaica
LR; small repairs 1820
1824MajoribanksOlgivie & Co.London–JamaicaLR; small repairs 1820

Fate

Westmoreland, Majoribanks, master, was wrecked on 5 December 1822 in the Caicos Islands. Her crew and a small part of her materials were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Jamaica. [2] LR for 1824 carried the annotation "lost" by her name. [3]

Citations

  1. LR (1809), Supple. pages "W", Seq.No.W3.
  2. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5780). 25 February 1823.
  3. LR (1824), Seq.No.W139.