Harriet (1836 ship)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHarriet
OwnerJ.Somes[1]
BuilderYarmouth[1]
Launched1836[1]
FateBurnt 19 April 1842
General characteristics
Tons burthen396 (bm)

Harriet was launched at Yarmouth in 1836. Between 1836 and 1840 she may have made one voyage as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. She burnt in 1842.

Career

Harriet entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1836 with J. Somes, owner, and homeport of London.[1] Between 1836 and 1840, LR continued to carry Harriet, but without any name for her master or any reference to her trade.

Harriet, Apsey (or Absey), master, sailed from Great Britain on 16 September 1836, bound for the waters off New Zealand.[a] She was reported at the Bay of Islands and the Hawaiian islands. She returned to Great Britain on 25 September 1840 with 300 casks (150 tons) of oil.[b]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1840 Beach J.Somes London–Africa LR
1842 Beach J.Somes London–Africa LR[3]

Loss: On 19 April 1842 Harriet, Beach, master, was almost finished loading at Calcutta, India, for her return voyage to Great Britain when at about 1p.m. she caught fire. She was carrying general cargo and saltpeter. The fire spread so rapidly Beach, his officers, and crew, had to jump overboard to save themselves.[4][5][6] Her entry in LR for 1842 carries the annotation "burnt".[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Apsey had been master of another Somes' vessel, Thetis, which had returned from a whaling voyage in 1836, when Somes sold her.
  2. ^ The British Southern Whale Fishery database attributes this voyage to another Harriet, also of 396 tons burthen.[2] However, that Harriet was under the command of a different master, and was wrecked in 1837.

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d LR (1836), Seq.№H127.
  2. ^ British Southern Whale Fishery Database – Voyages: Harriet, voyage #BV0404.20.
  3. ^ a b LR (1842), Seq.№H113.
  4. ^ "Ships burnt and destroyed" (November 1847) Nautical Magazine: A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs. Vol.16, p.588.
  5. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 18003. London. 7 June 1842. col A, p. 8.
  6. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19097. Edinburgh. 9 June 1842.