Sappho (1813 ship)

Sappho was launched in Whitby in 1813, and moved her registration to London in 1814. Thereafter she traded widely. She made a voyage to Bombay and one to Bengal, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She was last listed in 1833.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameSappho
NamesakeSappho
BuilderHolt & Richardson, Whitby
Launched11 November 1813
FateLast listed 1833
General characteristics
Tons burthen360,[1] or 36049⁄94,[2] or 361 (bm)
Length104 ft 1 in (31.7 m)[1]
Beam28 ft 9 in (8.8 m)[1]

Career

Sappho first appeared in the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1813.[3] Missing pages in the online 1814 volume of Lloyd's Register (LR) mean that she first appeared in the 1815 online volume.

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1813 Granger S.Holt Whitby–London RS
1815 W.Granger
W.Sleigh		 Captain & Co. London–Jamaica LR
1816 W.Sligh
C.Hall		 Captain & Co. London–Jamaica LR
1816 C.Hall Herring London–Bombay LR

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 licence from the EIC.[4]

On 30 March 1817 Sappho, C.Hall, master, sailed for Bombay, under a license from the EIC.[5]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1818 C.Hall Herring London–Bombay LR
1819 C.Hall
Stewart		 Herring London–Bombay LR

On 10 September 1819, Sappho, F.G.Stewart, sailed for Fort William, (Calcutta).

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1821 Stewart
Lamb		 Herring London–India
London–CGH		 LR
1822 G.Lamb Herring London–CGH
London–Petersburg		 LR
1824 G.Lamb
Gattenby		 Herring London–Petersburg
London–Lisbon		 LR
1825 J.Gattenby Herring London–Quebec LR
1826 J.Gattenby Herring London–Petersburg LR
1830 J.Gattenby Herring London–Quebec LR
1831 J.Gattenby Richardson London–Petersburg LR

Fate

Sappho was last listed in 1833.

Citations
  1. Weatherill (1908), p. 125.
  2. Hackman (2001), p. 311.
  3. RS (1814), "S" supple.pages.
  4. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  5. LR (1818), "Licensed and Country Ships".

References
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.
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