Prince Regent (1811 Howdon Pans ship)
Prince Regent was launched at Howdon Pans in 1811, the last vessel that the shipbuilding firm of Francis Hurry & Co. built. She spent almost all her career as a West Indiaman. New owners circa 1834 started trading with the Baltic. She was wrecked on 31 October 1836, forcing her crew to abandon her.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Prince Regent |
| Namesake | The Prince Regent |
| Launched | 1817, Francis Hurry & Co.,[1] Howdon Pans[lower-alpha 1] |
| Fate | Wrecked 31 October 1836 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 394, or 403, or 404 (bm) |
| Armament | 8 × 6-pounder guns |
Career
Prince Regent first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812.[3]
She was registered in Liverpool in 1818
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1812 | Taylor | Hurry & Co. J.How (or Hawes) & Co |
London–Tobago | LR |
| 1820 | Taylor | How & Co | London–Tobago | LR; some repairs 1817 & large repair 1819 |
| 1825 | Taylor | How & Co | London–Tobago | LR; large repair 1819, wales and some repairs 1824 |
| 1830 | G.Taylor | How & Co | London–Tobago | LR; large repair 1819, wales and some repairs 1824 |
| 1834 | J.S. Collyer | London | ||
| 1835 | J.S. Collyer E.Lane |
Lane & Co. | London | LR; some repairs 1835 |
| 1836 | E.Lane | Lane & Co. | London | LR; some repairs 1835 & 1836 |
Fate
On 31 October 1836, Prince Regent, Lane, master, was wrecked on her way back from Riga to London. Her crew abandoned her as she had nine feet of water in her hold.[4] She had been driven ashore at "Wettsa", Russia.[5][6]
Her entry in the volume of Lloyd's Register for 1836 carried the annotation "Abandoned".[7]
Notes
- Prince Regent was the last vessel that the firm of Francis Hurry & Co. (1763–1811) built. The firm had gone into bankruptcy in 1806, Francis Hurry died in 1808, and the firm ceased building ships in 1811.[2]
Citations
- Tyne Built Ships: "P".
- Francis Hurry & Co, Howdon (1763 - 1811).
- LR (1818), Supple. pages "P", Seq.no.P9.
- "Ship News". Morning Post. No. 20575. London. 17 November 1836.
- "Ship News". The Standard. No. 2971. London. 11 November 1836.
- "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet. No. 2714. Hull. 25 November 1836.
- LR 1836), Seq.no.P504.
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