Lady Hannah Ellice (1812 ship)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameLady Hannah Ellice
NamesakeWife of Edward "Bear" Ellice
BuilderEdward Adams, Bucklers Hard, Hampshire
Launched13 April 1812
FateWrecked 27 August 1838
General characteristics
Tons burthen341,[1] or 350[2] (bm)
Length106 ft 5 in (32.4 m)
Beam26 ft 6 in (8.1 m)
Armament12 × 9-pounder carronades

Lady Hannah Ellice (or Lady Hannah Ellis) was launched in 1812 as a West Indiaman. Later, she traded more widely, including making two voyages to India under a license from the British East India Company. She survived two maritime misadventures but suffered a final wrecking in August 1838.

Career

Lady Hannah Ellis first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812 with Lawton, master, Chalmers & Co. owners, and trade London–West Indies[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1816 R.Garrick Chalmers & Co. London–Saint Lucia LR

A dreadful hurricane on 21 October 1817 devastated the harbour of Castries, Saint Lucia, and drove Lady Hannah Ellice, and 11 other vessels on shore.[3] It was expected that she would be got off without much damage.[4][a]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1818 Hutchinson
Urquhardt 		Chalmers London–Saint Lucia LR; damages and good repair 1818
1820 Urquhardt Joad London–Jamaica LR; damages and good repair 1818
1825 J.Liddle Marquardt Greenock-Miramichi, New Brunswick LR; good repairs 1818 & 1819

On 3 November 1825, a gale at Milford Haven drove Lady Hannah Ellice into the lazaretto and other vessels under quarantine; she lost her bowsprit, foremast, and head. She then ran aground on the mudflats near the dockyard. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to London.[6]

Sailed from Bombay on 12 June 1828 and arrived in the Downs end-September 1828.

On 23 December 1828, Lady Hannah Ellice sailed for Bengal from Gravesend, but she sprang a leak and had to return on 28 December. She arrived at Bengal on 1 June 1829. She sailed from Calcutta on 6 August and Saugor on 17 August.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1830 J.Liddle M'Farland London–Calcutta LR; good repairs 1818 & 1819, & damages and good repair 1827
1835 J.Liddell M'Farland Liverpool–Virginia LR; homeport Alloa, large repair 1833

Fate

Lady Hannah Ellice was wrecked on 27 August 1838, on The Triangles.[b] She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ In July 1997, St.Lucia issued a set of four stamps commemorating maritime incidents at or near the island. The $2.50 value stamp commemorates the 1817 hurricane. One source infers that the vessel on the stamp is Lady Hannah Ellice.[5]
  2. ^ The Triangles 18°18′50″N 64°55′00″W / 18.313890°N 64.916559°W / 18.313890; -64.916559, are rocks between Green Cay and the harbour at Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Citations

  1. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 289.
  2. ^ a b LR (1812), Supple.pages "L", Seq.№74.
  3. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5242). 2 January 1818.
  4. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5244). 9 January 1818.
  5. ^ Shipstamps.co.UK, Encyclopedia & Forum: Lady Hannah Ellice.
  6. ^ Lloyd's List 8 November 1825, №6062.
  7. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 21507. London. 19 October 1838.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.