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Olive Branch (1818 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NameOlive Branch
NamesakeOlive Branch
BuilderThomas White, Cowes[1]
Launched2 May 1818[1]
FateWrecked 21 July 1822
General characteristics
Tons burthen217, or 2175894[1] (bm)
Sail planSnow

Olive Branch was launched in 1818 at Cowes. She was one of several vessels that a gale wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope (the Cape), on 21 July 1822.

Olive Branch first entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1818.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1818 Artis
Kind
Brown
Mount
Cowes–Newcastle
London–Hayti
LR
1820 W.Kind W.Kind Cowes
London–CGH
LR
1823 W.Kind W.Kind & Co/ London–CGH LR

On 1 May 1821 Olive Branch, Kidd, master, arrived at the Cape. On 3 March an unknown ship had run into her a 15°0′S 29°33′W / 15.000°S 29.550°W / -15.000; -29.550 causing damages and carrying away Olive Branch's foremast and bowsprit.[3]

On 21–22 July 1822 a tremendous gale drove Olive Branch, Kind, master, ashore at the Cape of Good Hope.[4] She had been nearly loaded for London. A letter dated 10 August stated that the greater part of Olive Branch's cargo had been saved, but that she had been condemned.[5] The next report was that Olive Branch, Kind, master, had been condemned and sold.[6]

The entry for Olive Branch in the 1823 volume of LR carried the annotation "condemned&sold".[7]

The same storm also resulted in the loss of other ships, including Adriatic, Leander, and Sun, and damage to Royal George.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Hackman (2001), p. 302.
  2. ^ LR (1818), Supple.pages "O", Seq.№O14.
  3. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5610. 17 July 1821. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Storm At The Cape Of Good Hope". The Times (London, England), 15 October 1822; pg. 2; Issue 11690.
  5. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5742. 15 October 1822. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5744). 22 October 1822.
  7. ^ LR (1823), Seq.№O114.

References

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