Glaphyra (1814 ship)

History
United Kingdom
NameGlaphyra
NamesakeGlaphyra, or Glaphyra (hetaera)
Launched1814, Calcutta[a]
FateWrecked 19 June 1854
General characteristics [3]
Tons burthen343, or 35479⁄94, or 370 (bm)
Length100 ft 7 in (30.7 m)
Beam28 ft 9 in (8.8 m)
Sail planBarque
NotesTeak-built

Glaphyra was launched at Calcutta in 1814. She came to England in 1821 and thereafter sailed as a West Indiaman. She was wrecked on 19 June 1854.

Career

Glaphyra, Granger, master, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on 9 December 1820 from Mauritius. She arrived at Portsmouth on 18 March 1821 from Mauritius and Batavia. She arrived at Gravesend on 2 May from Antwerp.[b]

Glaphyra first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1821.[4]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1821 Granger
Billinghurst 		Granger
Manning & Co. 		London–Calcutta
London–Antigua 		LR
1823 Billinghurst
Morton 		Manning & Co. London–Antigua LR
1826 Morton
Sowell (or Sewell) 		Manning & Co. London–Antigua LR
1832 Sewell
Thomas
Pearson 		Manning London–Antigua LR
1833 Pearson Billinghurst London–Antigua LR
1834 T.Pearson
R.Morton 		Billinghurst London–Antigua LR
1835 R.Morton Billinghurst
Manning 		London–Antigua LR

On 19 June 1838 Glaphyra was on her way from Antigua to London to Antigua when she encountered a hurricane at 28°N 57°W / 28°N 57°W / 28; -57. Her ground tier was washed out and she had six feet of water in her hold. She became too unstable to carry her topmasts.[5] She arrived at Deal on 20 July, towed by a steamer. By 1 September she was cleared outbound for Antigua with cargo.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1839 R.Morton
Quelch 		Manning London–Antigua LR
1840 J.Quelch Manning London
London–St Kitts 		LR; damages repaired 1838
1851 J.Quelch
Leonard 		Manning London–St Kitts LR; damages repaired 1838 & small repairs 1846
1854 Leonard Manning London–West Indies LR; small repairs 1846 & 1852

Fate

On 19 June 1854 Glaphyra wrecked on the east point of Nevis. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts.[6] Her cargo was saved, but had suffered damage. The hull, cargo, and stores were sold.

Notes

  1. ^ Although the registers show Glaphyra as having been built at Calcutta, she does not appear in the most comprehensive listing of vessels launched at Calcutta.[1] She also did not appear in a listing of vessels registered at Calcutta, Bombay, or Madras in 1819.[2]
  2. ^ If Glaphyra was carrying a cargo from east of the Cape of Good Hope she could not sell it England without violating the British East India Company's monopoly on trade between Asia and Britain.

Citations

  1. ^ Phipps (1840), p. 106.
  2. ^ East-India register and directory. 1819.
  3. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 280.
  4. ^ LR (1821), Supple., pages "G", Seq.No.G16.
  5. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". 23 July 1838, Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh, Scotland) Issue: 18502.
  6. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 9343. London. 18 July 1854.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.