Brunswick was launched at Hull in 1829 as an East Indiaman. She sailed to India several times under a license from the British East India Company, but was wrecked in 1832.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Brunswick |
| Owner | Edward Gibson[1] |
| Builder | Edward Gibson, Hull[1] |
| Cost | £4,754 18s 3d[1] |
| Launched | 1829[1] |
| Fate | Wrecked 1832 |
| Notes | Hackman conflates this Brunswick with Brunswick.[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 387,[3] or 388,[1] or 389 (bm) |
Career
editBrunswick entered Lloyd's Register in 1829 with Rosendale, master, changing to A. Parker, E. Gibson, owner, and trade Hull–Calcutta.[3] Brunswick, A. Parker, master, sailed to Madras and Bombay on 21 April 1829.[4] On 2 December 1831 Brunswick,, J. Palmer, master, sailed to Bengal.[5]
Fate
editBrunswick, Blewett, master, wrecked on 11 October 1832 in the River Hooghly. She was returning to London from Calcutta. She wrecked on Sagar Island, India with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[6]
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d e Selection of Reports... (1836), p.460.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 257.
- ^ a b Lloyd's Register (1829), Supple. pages "B", Seq.№B20.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1830), "Licensed ships to India – 1829".
- ^ Lloyd's Register (1833), "Ships trading to India -1831".
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 15115. London. 18 March 1833. col E, p. 1.
References
edit- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
- Selection of Reports and Papers of the House of Commons: Commerce and manufactures and admeasurement of shipping, (1836), Vol. 22.