Radnor (1813 ship)

History
United Kingdom
NameRadnor
NamesakeRadnorshire
Owner
  • 1813:Boehm & Co.[1]
  • 1814:Hughes & Co.[2]
BuilderAnthony Blackmore, Sulkia, Calcutta
Launched9 September 1813[3]
FateBurnt 3 September 1815[3]
General characteristics
Tons burthen455,[2][3] or 47821⁄94[1] (bm)
Length114 ft 7 in (34.9 m) (keel)[1]
Beam30 ft 8 in (9.3 m)[1]
PropulsionSail
Armament14 × 12-pounder carronades[2]

Radnor was launched on 9 September 1813 at Sulkea, Calcutta. She then sailed to England.

Radnor was admitted to the Registry of Great Britain on 16 April 1814.[4] She was sold in England and appeared in the Register of Shipping for 1815 with Barclay, master, Hogue, owner, and trade London–Île de France.[2]

A fire destroyed Radnor on 3 September 1815 off Saugor with the loss of thirteen of her crew.[5][6][7]

The loss of Radnor to fire, followed by that of Mornington and some other vessels, all on outward-bound voyages, led the Calcutta Insurance Office to petition the Bengal government to investigate the matter. The insurers suspected arson by lascars impressed or induced to serve on the vessels.[8]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Hackman (2001), p. 307.
  2. ^ a b c d Register of Shipping (1815), Seq.№R12.
  3. ^ a b c Phipps (1840), p. 105.
  4. ^ House of Commons (1814), p. 460.
  5. ^ "EXTRACTS FROM INDIA PAPERS". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 2 March 1816.
  6. ^ Lloyd's List №5047.
  7. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5047. 9 February 1816. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105232904.
  8. ^ Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies (October 1816), p.380.

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.
  • House of Commons, Parliament, Great Britain (1814). Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee on Petitions Relating to East-India-Built Shipping. H.M. Stationery Office.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)