Apollo (1819 ship)

Apollo was launched in Bristol in 1819 as a West Indiaman. New owners in 1838 shifted her hommeport to Dundee; she then sailed between Dundee and Montreal. In September 1843 she rescued the crew of a vessel that had foundered. Then in September 1846 a hurricane so damaged her that her crew and passengers abandoned her when two schooners came by and were able to rescue them.

History
United Kingdom
Name: Apollo
Namesake: Apollo
Builder: Hilhouse, Bristol
Launched: 1819
Fate: Abandoned 24 September 1846
General characteristics
Tons burthen:
  • Old Act:248, or 254, or 254​47⁄94[1] (bm)
  • New Act (post 1836):276 (bm)
Length: 96 ft 8 in (29.5 m)
Beam: 24 ft 5 in (7.4 m)

Career

Apollo first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1820.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1820 George Mereweather A. Hunt Bristol–Dominica LR
1824 Mereweather
J.Curtis		 A.Hunt
Davidson		 Bristol–Antigua LR
1826 R.Blyth Davidson London–Berbice LR
1829 R.Blyth
Kendall		 Davidson London–Berbice LR
1836 W.Rayner
Jack		 Davidson
Willis & Co.		 London–Dantzic LR
1838 H.Walker [David] Crighton Dundee–Montreal LR; small repairs 1838

In 1838 new owners moved Apollo's homeport and registry to Dundee.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1843 H.Walker Crighton Dundee–Montreal LR; small repairs 1840 & 1843

Her crew abandoned Wanstead at 46°00′N 55°30′E on 27 September 1843 in the Atlantic Ocean. Apollo, of Dundee, Walker, master, rescued the master and crew and brought them into Quebec.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1846 H.Walker Crighton Dundee–Montreal LR; small repairs 1840 & 1843

Fate

Apollo was on a voyage from Dundee to Montreal when a gale on 19 September 1846 in the Atlantic Ocean (45°51′N 35°18′W) turned into a hurricane that washed a boy overboard and so damaged her that she was in danger of foundering. On 24 September the schooners Victoria and Paragon rescued the passengers and crew; Victoria took 23 to Waterford and Paragon took the rest.[4] LR for 1846 carried the annotation "Abandoned" by her name.[5]

Her hulk was reportedly last sighted on 12 December at 29°N 20°W.[1] However, this may have been the wreck of another Apollo that was lost in December.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Farr (1950), pp. 84–85.
  2. LR (1820), Supple.pages "A", Seq.No.A116.
  3. "Shipping Intelligence". Hull Packet and East Riding Times (Hull, England), 3 November 1843; Issue 3072.
  4. "Local Intelligence". Dundee Courier (Dundee, Scotland), 13 October 1846; Issue 1571.
  5. LR (1846), Seq.No.A708.

References

  • Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950). Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838 (vessels over 150 tons). 15. Bristol Record Society.
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