Cyrus (1811 ship)

Cyrus was launched in 1811 in Whitby. She spent her early career as a transport. Then after the war she made one or more voyages to Bengal and Ceylon under a license from the British East India Company. After her return she traded between Great Britain and North America. She was wrecked at Quebec in November 1844.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameCyrus
NamesakeCyrus
Owner
  • 1811:Holt and Skinner
  • 1814:C. Herring & Co.
  • 1837:Crawford, Newcastle
BuilderHolt & Richardson, Whitby
Launched1811
FateStranded 3 November 1844
General characteristics
Tons burthen408,[1] or 40874⁄94,[2] or 409[3] (bm)

Career

Cyrus initially sailed as a transport. She first entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1818.[4]

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 license from the EIC.[5] Her owners applied for a licence on 2 September 1815 and received it that same day.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1818 I.Fleck Holt & Co. Plymouth–India LR
1821 I.Fleck
Badger		 Holt & Co. London–Jamaica LR
1822 Badger Holt & Co. London–Jamaica
London–Mirimac		 LR
1823 Badger
W.Doeg		 Holt & Co. London–Mirimac LR; small repairs 1823

On 4 May 1823 Cyrus, Doeg, master, arrived at Liverpool from Kinsale. She was carrying part of the cargo of Liverpool Packet which had been condemned as unseaworthy at Kinsale as Liverpool Packet was returning to Liverpool from Savannah.[6]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1826 W.Doeg
W.Davison		 Holt & Co. Greenock–St John LR; damage & large repairs 1824
1827 W.Davison Reed & Co. Liverpool–New Orleans LR; damage & large repairs 1824, & small repairs 1827
1830 W.Davison Reed & Co. Liverpool–New Quebec LR; damage & large repairs 1824, & small repairs 1826
1834 Robinson Crawford Newcastle–America
Liverpool–Bay de Chaleur		 LR
1836 Robinson Crawford Liverpool–Bay de Chaleur
Liverpool–St John
Hull–Quebec		 LR;large repair 1837
1838 Rae Crawford London–Merimac LR;large repair 1837
1841 Rae Crawford London–Quebec
London–Memel		 LR;large repair 1837, small repair 1840, & "wants repair"
1842 Rae Crawford Shields–America LR;large repair 1837, & small repairs 1840 & 1842
1844 Rae Crawford Shields–America LR;large repair 1837, & small repairs 1840 & 1842

Fate

Cyrus stranded on 3 November 1844 at Portneuf, with the loss of her master and two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to London. She was stripped.[7] Her entry in Lloyd's Register R for 1844 carried the annotation "stranded".[8]

Citations
  1. Weatherill (1908), p. 122.
  2. House of Commons (1816).
  3. Hackman (2001), p. 267.
  4. LR (1818), Supple. pages "C", Seq.No.C57.
  5. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  6. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5805. 9 May 1823. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735033.
  7. "SHIP NEW". The Times (London, England), 18 December 1844, issue 18797, p. 7.
  8. LR (1844), Seq.No.C935.

References
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • House of Commons, Parliament, Great Britain (1816). Parliamentary Papers. Vol. 10.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.
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