Reliance (1815 ship)

Reliance was launched at Coringa in 1815. She sailed east of the Cape of Good Hope until c.1827 when she sailed to England and assumed British registry. Once in Britain she sailed back and forth to Bengal under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She also twice transported military convicts to New South Wales from Bengal. In 1832 Bennett sent Reliance on a whaling voyage to the Pacific. After she returned she sailed on a second whaling voyage, but this time to the Indian Ocean where she wrecked at the end of 1836.

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

History
United Kingdom
Owner1827:Daniel Bennett & Son
BuilderWoodcock, Coringa, India[1]
Launched1815,[1] or 1816[2]
FateWrecked 18 December 1836
General characteristics
Tons burthen347,[3] or 34732⁄94[1] or 350[2] (bm)
Length99 ft 1 in (30.2 m)
Beam28 ft 9 in (8.8 m)

Career

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.[4] Even so, Reliance did not enter Lloyd's Register (LR) until 1827.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1827 C.Hays Bennett London–Calcutta LR

On a voyage from Calcutta via Isle de France, under the command of C.D Hayes, she departed on 25 November 1828, with merchandise, passengers and three military convicts. She arrived in Sydney on 22 January 1829.[5] After returning to Calcutta, she returned to Sydney on 27 March 1829 with a number of military convicts.

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1832 C.Hays
N.Cockle		 Bennett London–Calcutta LR
1833 W.Cockle Bennett London–South Seas LR

In 1832 Captain Joseph Cockle sailed Reliance from London to engage in whaling in the Pacific on behalf of Bennett & Co. She returned on 9 December 1835 with 1829 barrels, or 400 casks of whale oil.[6]

On this voyage she was in the Indian Ocean, visiting Reunion, Mahé, the Amirante Islands, the Mozambique Channel, the coast of Africa, Zanzibar, and Aldebra. On 1 June 1833 she was at Dabes Island, surveying the wreckage of Greenwich. On 30 August Reliance was in the Mozambique Channel where she spoke Harriet. Harriet reported that her master, Captain McLean, had died, and that the other officers and crew were refusing to obey Mr. Long as commander.

Fate

Cockle sailed again from London on 8 March 1836, bound for the Indian Ocean.[6]

On 18 December Reliance was wrecked on or foundered near Al Sawda (Soda) Island in the Curia Maria Islands, off the coast of Oman. Palinurus, a survey brig belonging to the Indian Navy, rescued the crew.[7] No oil could be saved. The crew arrived at Bombay on 22 February 1837.

Citations
  1. Hackman (2001), p. 307.
  2. Phipps (1840), p. 174.
  3. LR (1827), Supple. pages "R", Seq.№R34.
  4. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  5. "Shipping News". The Australian (Sydney), Friday 27 March 1829, p.3. 16 January 1829. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  6. British Southern Whale Fishery Database – Voyages: Reliance.
  7. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 18313. Edinburgh. 2 September 1837.

References
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • Phipps, John (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.
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