Thetis (1813 Chittagong ship)

Thetis was launched at Chittagong in 1813. At some point she was renamed Countess of Loudoun (or Countess of Loudon, or erroneously Countess of London) for Flora Mure-Campbell, Marchioness of Hastings, Countess of Loudoun.[2] She wrecked in early November 1816 off Palawan.

History
United Kingdom
Name:	Thetis
Owner:	Hammond & Co.[1]
Builder:	James Macrase, Chittagong[1]
Launched:	4 January 1813[1]
Renamed:	Countess of Loudoun
Fate:	Wrecked 1816
General characteristics
Tons burthen:	460, or 466,[2] or 481,[3] of 481​^31⁄94,[1] or 482[4](bm)
Length:	111 ft 4 in (33.9 m)[1]
Beam:	31 ft 9 in (9.7 m)[1]
Armament:	1815:14 × 12-pounder carronades[4] 1816:4 × 12-pounder carronades
Notes:	Teak-built

Countess of Loudon was admitted to the Registry of Great Britain in 1814.[3]

Countess of Loudoun appears in the Register of Shipping for 1815 with Hammond, master and owner, and trade London–Île de France[4] The next year her trade was London−India

Countess of Loudon was sailing from Bengal to China with a cargo of cotton when she struck a shoal during the night in early November 1816. She went over the shoal but was bilged. The water rose to her ports and the crew had to abandon her. She was sailing in company with Susan, which saved Countess's crew.[5]

Citations and references

Citations

1. Hackman (2001), p. 266.
2. Phipps (1840), p. 177.
3. Naval Chronicle, Vol.33, p.400.
4. Register of Shipping (1815), Seq.№L956.
5. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its ..., Vol. 3, (June 1817), p.614.

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)
• Phipps, John, (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta) (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)