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Egyptian (1826 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NameEgyptian
BuilderQuebec
Launched1826[1]
FateLast listed 1838
General characteristics
Tons burthen316,[1] or 325 (bm)

Egyptian was launched in 1826 at Quebec. She made a voyage to Mauritius, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She was last listed in 1838.

Career

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Egyptian, Friend, master, arrived at Gravesend, Kent from Quebec on 7 December 1826.

Egyptian first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR), in the volume for 1827.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1827 Friend
Renoldson
Gale & Son
[W.D.] Dowson & Co.
London–Isle de France (Mauritius) LR

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC.[2]

On 3 June 1827 Egyptian Ronoldson, master, sailed from England for Mauritius.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1831 Renoldson
Spurs
[W.D.] Dowson & Co. London–Île de France LR

A letter from Elsinore dated 22 November 1831 reported that Egyptian, Spiers, master, had to put into Christiansand leaky, and having lost her rudder. She would have to unload to effect repairs. She had been on her way from Riga to Portsmouth.[4]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1832 Spurs Spurs London–Baltic LR
1834 Sweetland Vallance Liverpool LR; new topsides and deck 1832

In 1834 Egyptian, Sweetland, master, arrived at Liverpool with a cargo of palm oil, munjeet (Munjeet or Indian madder (Rubia cordifolia), wool, quercitron bark, rosewood, logwood, safflower, fustic, horn tips, and wet ox and cow hides.[5]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1838 Dinmond Vallance Teignmouth–Newfoundland LR; new topsides and deck 1828, and repairs 1837

Fate

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Egyptian was last listed in 1838.

Egyptian, of Liverpool, was wrecked on the Pratas Shoal in 1840. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to China. She had acquired a cargo of opium at Singapore that she was taking to China via Manila.[6]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c LR (1827), Supple. pages "E", Seq.no.E16.
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  3. ^ LR (1828), "Ships Trading to India – 1827".
  4. ^ "SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE". 13 December 1831, Hull Packet (Hull, England), Issue: 2456.
  5. ^ "Imports". 18 July 1834. Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), Issue: 1211.
  6. ^ "Shipping Report". Southern Australian. Adelaide. 27 November 1840. p. 2.

References

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