Blenheim (1790 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Blenheim (ship).

The merchantman Blenheim of London
History
Great Britain
NameBlenheim
BuilderPeter Everitt Mestaer, King and Queen Dock, Rotherhithe[1]
Launched27 July 1790[1]
FateWrecked November 1836; last listed 1837
General characteristics
Tons burthen360,[2] or 369,[1] or 381, or 382[3] (bm)

Blenheim was launched in 1790 as West Indiaman, and spent almost all of her career as a West Indiaman. In 1818 she made one voyage to Bengal under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). On her return from Bengal she reverted to the West Indies trade. Later she traded between London and Quebec. She was wrecked in November 1836 and refloated. She was last listed in 1837.

Career

Blenheim entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1790 with G.Kitton, master, Fryer & Co., owner, and trade London–Jamaica.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1795 T.Wilson Fryer & Co. London–Jamaica LR
1800 J.Dodd
W.Merriton
F.Smith 		H.Jackson
J.Slegg & Co. 		London–Jamaica
London–Barbados 		LR
1805 G.Miller Long & Co. London–Grenada LR; small repairs 1801 & damages repaired 1802
1810 G.Miller Long & Co. London–Grenada LR; small repairs 1801 & 1804; thorough repair 1809
1818 G.Miller
Wilson 		Long & Co. London–Grenada LR; thorough repair 1810 and 1815

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India under a license from the EIC.[4]

Blenheim appeared on a list of licensed ships sailing to India in 1818. Blenheim, Shirley, master, sailed for Calcutta on 17 October.[5]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1820 Shirley
Smith 		Long & Co. London–Bengal
London–Grenada 		LR; thorough repair 1815
1825 Smith Long & Co. London–Grenada LR; thorough repair 1815 & small repairs 1823
1829 J.Hodnett
Frankland 		Long & Co. London–St Vincent LR; thorough repair 1815 & small repairs 1823, 1826, & 1829[6]
1830 J.Frankland Long & Co. London–Quebec LR; thorough repair 1815 & small repairs 1823 & 1829
1835 Frankland

In 1836 Blenheim's registry changed to Whitby. At that time her owners were James Terry, Francis Wilson, Henry Prescott, and Will Clarkson.[7]

Fate

Blenheim, Wilson, master, was wrecked on 29 November 1846, on the Abo Tiller Bank, in the Baltic Sea off Nakskov, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[8][9] Blenheim was refloated on 22 December and towed into Alboe, Sweden.[10]

Blenheim was last listed in 1837 with Wilson, master, J. Terry, owner, and trade London–Quebec.[3]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Hackman (2001), p. 254.
  2. ^ a b LR (1790), Seq.№B519.
  3. ^ a b LR (1837), Seq.№B266.
  4. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  5. ^ LR (1819), "Licensed India Ships – Season 1818".
  6. ^ LR (1829), Seq.№B330.
  7. ^ Weatherill (1908), p. 222.
  8. ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 16287. London. 15 December 1836. col A, p. 5.
  9. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 2993. London. 12 December 1836.
  10. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. London. 14 January 1837.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.