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Prince Regent (1817 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NamePrince Regent
NamesakeThe Prince Regent
Launched1817, Kings County, New Brunswick[1]
FateWrecked 2 November 1823
General characteristics
Tons burthen557, or 558[2] (bm)

Prince Regent was launched in New Brunswick in 1817. She sailed to England and changed her registry, but then unusually, in 1821, her ownership and registry returned to New Brunswick. She was wrecked on the coast of Maine in November 1823.

Career

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Prince Regent first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1818.[2]

She was registered in Liverpool in 1818.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1818 J.Reed (or Reid)
G.Stanton
B.Stanton Liverpool–New Brunswick LR; damages repaired 1818

In Liverpool her ownership changed. The Register of Shipping gave it as T.Lange, and Lloyd's Register gave it as Ewing & Co.

The Saint John, New Brunswick merchants John Richard Partelow and Hugh Johnston, Sr., purchased Prince Regent and in 1821 transferred her registry back to Saint John.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1823 G.Stanton Bartelow & Co. Liverpool–Boston LR; damages repaired 1820 & repairs 1823

Fate

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On 2 November 1823, Prince Regent, Stanton, master, while bound from Liverpool for Saint John, was driven ashore and wrecked on Machias Seal Island, in the Bay of Fundy. Her crew was saved.[3] The hull, part of the sails and rigging, along with 120 tons of coal, were sold at auction on November 7.[4]

Citations

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  1. ^ Library and Archives Canada – Ship Registrations, 1787–1966: Item: 57140: PRINCE REGENT.
  2. ^ a b LR (1818), Seq.no.P482.
  3. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5865). 19 December 1823.
  4. ^ Eastport Sentinel, 8 November 1823.