Science (1829 ship)
Science was launched at Scarborough in 1829. On 20 September Captain J. Saunders sailed her from England for Mauritius under a license from the British East India Company.[3] On 9 September 1831 Captain W. Saunders sailed her from Britain to Van Diemen's Land.[2] She sailed from Hobart in May 1832.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Science |
| Owner: | Tindall, Scarborough[1] |
| Builder: | Tindall, Scarborough[1] |
| Launched: | 4 May 1829[1] |
| Fate: | Foundered and burnt June 1832 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 232,[2] or 234,[1] or 250[3] (bm) |
| Sail plan: | Brig |
Science, Saunders, master, foundered off Cape Horn, Chile on 21 June after having been badly damaged by heavy seas at 56°S 125°W. Her crew set her on fire and abandoned her. The American South Sea whaler Warren rescued the crew.[Note 1] Science was on a voyage from Van Diemen's Land to London.[5][6][7][8]
Notes, citations, and references
Notes
- Warren, of 383 tons (bm), William Mayhew, Jr., master, had been launched in 1829 at Swansea, Massachusetts. She had left on a whaling voyage on 8 November 1830.[4]
Citations
- Hackman (2001), p. 311.
- LR (1832), "Ships Trading to Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales – 1831".
- Lloyd's Register (LR), (1831), "Ships Trading to India - 1829".
- American Offshore Whaling: Voyages – Warren.
- "Ship News". The Times (14983). London. 15 October 1832. col A, p. 4.
- "From Lloyd's List - Oct. 16". Caledonian Mercury (17354). 20 October 1832.
- "HOBART TOWN EXTRACTS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 February 1833.
- "The Bark Science". The Hobart Town Courier. Hobart. 1 January 1836. pp. 2–3.
References
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
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