Emulous (1817 ship)

History
United Kingdom
BuilderChapman & Campion, Whitby[1]
Launched31 July 1817[1]
FateFoundered May 1841
General characteristics
Tons burthen225,[2] or 226, or 228,[1] or 230 (bm)
Sail planBrig

Emulous was a merchant ship launched at Whitby in 1817. She traded widely, including to Mauritius under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She foundered in the North Atlantic in May 1841.

Career

Emulous first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1818.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1818 J.Sowell Chapman & Co. London–Antwerp LR
1820 J.Sowell
Trundle 		Chapman & Co. London–Antwerp LR

By 1820 Emulous was sailing to the West Indies.

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1821 Trundle Chapman & Co. London–Berbice LR
1822 Trundle
Hunt 		Chapman & Co. London–Berbice
London–Quebec 		LR
1824 G.Hunt Chapman & Co. London–Cape of Good Hope LR
1825 G.Hunt Chapman & Co. London–Peterburg LR
1826 Welbank Chapman & Co. London–Rio de Janeiro LR

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC.[4] Emulous, Welbank, master, sailed from London to Mauritius on 4 May 1826.[5]

After the ship Ben Jonson left Madras on 8 June 1826 she encountered several gales during which she had to throw some of her cargo overboard. She started making 2½ feet of water an hour in her hold and so put into Mauritius on 22 July to repair. Her remaining cargo was forwarded on Emulous.[6]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1828 Welbank Chapman & Co. London LR
1831 Welbank Chapman & Co. London–Archangel LR

In 1831 Emulous changed her registry to London, but Chapman & Co. remained her owners.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1832 Welbank
J.Gale 		Chapman & Co. London LR
1834 Welbank Chapman & Co. London LR; repair topsides and bottom 1832, & new top deck and sides 1833
1837 Welbank Chapman & Co. Liverpool–Quebec LR; repair topsides and bottom 1832, new wales and deck and sides 1833, & small repairs 1837
1839 Welbank
W.Porritt 		Chapman & Co. London–Quebec LR; repair topsides and bottom 1832, new wales and deck and sides 1833, & small repairs 1837

Fate

On 14 May 1841, Howard, of Liverpool, encountered the brig Emulous, of London, Gales, master, at 38°56′N 47°49′W / 38.933°N 47.817°W / 38.933; -47.817, in a sinking state. Howard took off the crew, when Emulous immediately sank. Emulous had been on a voyage from London to Dorchester, New Brunswick.[7] (Another account gives the date as 11 April.)

Emulous, of London, was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1841, and was the only one of five vessels by that name whose homeport was London.[8]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Hackman (2001), p. 275.
  2. ^ a b Weatherill (1908), p. 131.
  3. ^ LR (1818),Suppl. pages "E", Seq.no.E4.
  4. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  5. ^ LR (1827), "Ships Trading to India – 1826".
  6. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 6169. 17 November 1826. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  7. ^ Boston Daily Atlas Marine Journal, 28 May 1841, Volume: 9, Issue: 282.
  8. ^ LR (1841), Seq.No.E716.

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.