Busiris (1814 ship)

Busiris was launched at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1814 as a West Indiaman. She made one voyage as an East Indiaman and then returned to the West Indies trade. She was wrecked in May 1826.

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

History
United Kingdom
Name: Busiris
Namesake: Busiris
Owner:
  • 1814:R. Redman & Co.
  • 1826:Gardiner
Builder: St Peter's Dockyard,[1] William Smith & Co, Newcastle-upon-Tyne[2]
Launched: 22 November 1814[3]
Fate: Wrecked 28 May 1826
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 360,[4] or 361,[5] or 363, or 363​31⁄94[3] (bm)

Career

Busiris wqs offered for sale on 21 April 1815 in the Blackwall Canal,[1] and first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815 with Frankland, master, Redmand & Co., owner, and trade London–Barbados.[5]

On 3 July 1817 Busiris, Franklin, master, arrived at Gravesend from St Lucia.[6]

The British East India Company (EIC} had in 1813 lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. Numerous shipowners then tried out this newly-legal trade. On 2 December 1817 Busiris, J. Balston, master, sailed from Britain for Fort William (Calcutta). She was sailing under a license from the EIC.[4] She arrived at Bengal on 4 May 1818.

Lloyd's Register for 1819 showed Busiris's master changing from Balston to Gardner, and her trade from London–Calcutta to London–St Vincent.[7] On 14 April 1819 Busiris, Gardner, master, sailed from Gravesend for St Vincent.[8]

A letter from St Kitts dated 9 June 1824 reported that Busiris, Gardner, master, had stopped there on 7 June her way from Grenada due to a leak. The leak was stopped and Busiris sailed for London the next day.[9]

On 30 December, at Cowes, Beaufort in coming in ran across Busiris's hawse, and sustained some damage.[10]

Lloyd's Register for 1826 showed Busiris with R. Gardinar, master and owner. Her trade changed from London–New Brunswick to London–Grenada.[11]

Fate

Busiris, of London, Jackson, master, wrecked on 28 May 1826 on Cobblers' Rocks, Barbados. Her crew was saved, but almost all of her cargo was lost.[12]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. London Public Ledger And Daily Advertiser Archives, 21 April 1815, p.4.
  2. Tyne-built ships.
  3. Hackman 2001, p. 257.
  4. LR (819), "Licensed India Ships – Season 1817".
  5. LR (1815), Supple. pages "B", Seq.№B62.
  6. Lloyd's List №5191, Ship arrivals and eparture (SAD) data.
  7. LR (1819), Seq.№B627.
  8. Lloyd's List №5738, SAD data,
  9. Lloyd's List №5923.
  10. Lloyd's List №5973.
  11. LR (1826), Seq.№B793.
  12. Lloyd's List №6133.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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