Argo was launched at Whitby in 1807 as a West Indiaman. She made one voyage to India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). Thereafter she traded between Liverpool and Miramichi, New Brunswick. She was last listed in 1824 and may have foundered in June 1824.

History
United Kingdom
BuilderC. Smales & Co.,[1] or Eskdale, Cato, & Co.,[2] Whitby
Launched18 September 1807: Launched by or
FateLast listed in 1824; possibly foundered in June 1824
General characteristics
Tons burthen4802094[1] or 484[3][2] (bm)
Armament6 × 6-pounder guns

Career

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Argo first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1807.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1807 Greenleaf R.Dale London–Jamaica LR
1809 Greenleaf
Purdy
Dale London–Jamaica LR
1810 Purdy
Ferriman
Dale London–Jamaica LR
1811 Ferriman
W.Barclay
Milligan London–Jamaica LR
1816 W.Barclay Milligan London–Halifax 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 license from the EIC.[4] In 1817 Argo sailed for Bengal under a license from the EIC. On 27 June 1817 Captain W.Barclay sailed Argo for Fort William, India.[5] Argo sailed from Bengal on 7 March 1818 and arrived off Margate on 23 July.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1818 W.Barclay Milligan Liverpool–Calcutta LR
1819 W.Barclay
A.Adams
Milligan
Pollock & Co.
Liverpool–Calcutta
Greenock–Mirimac
LR
1821 A.Adams
J.Murray
Pollock & Co. Liverpool–Mirimac LR
1824 J.Murray Pollock & Co. Liverpool–Mirimac LR; small repairs 1822 & 1823

Fate

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Argo was last listed in LR in 1824. An Argo, of Glasgow, foundered in June 1824 in the Atlantic Ocean (46°N 39°W / 46°N 39°W / 46; -39) with the loss of four of her crew. Chilton, of Whitby, rescued the surviving crew and passengers and brought them into Miramichi.[6]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 251.
  2. ^ a b Weatherill (1908), p. 118.
  3. ^ a b LR (1807), Seq.No.W36.
  4. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  5. ^ LR (1818), "Licensed and Country Ships".
  6. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 16701. 30 June 1824.

References

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  • 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.