Chilton (1802 ship)

Chilton was launched in 1802 in Whitby. After sailing to North America she became a West Indiaman, sailing between Britain and Jamaica. Between 1812 and 1817 or so she was a transport. Thereafter she traded to North America and more widely. In 1824 she rescued the survivors of a vessel that had foundered. She herself foundered in 1839.

History
United Kingdom
Name: Chilton
Owner:
  • 1802:Thos. and Harrison Chilton and Thos. Pierson
  • 1825:Harrison, Chilton, sen. and jun.
Builder: Fishburn and Brodrick Whitby[1]
Launched: 1802
Fate: Foundered 15 November 1839
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 276,[1] or 277,[2] or 280, or 281 (bm)
Armament: 6 × 6-pounder guns

Career

Chilton first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1803.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1803 W.Walker T.Chilton London–Charleston LR
1804 W.Walker T.Chilton London–Charleston
London–Jamaica		 LR
1811 W.Walker T.Chilton London–Jamaica LR
1812 W.Walker T.Chilton Cowes transport LR
1818 A.Douglas T.Chilton Liverpool–Nova Scotia LR
1820 A.Douglas T.Chilton Hull–Prince Edward Island LR
1822 A.Douglas
H.Chilton		 T.Chilton Hull–America LR; repairs 1821
1823 H.Chilton
S.Gillie		 T.Chilton Liverpool–"Mrmc" LR; repairs 1821
1824 S.Gillie
S.Gallilee		 T.Chilton Bristol–Quebec LR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824
1825 S.Gallilee T.Chilton Liverpool–New Brunswick LR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824

Argo, of Glasgow, foundered in June 1824 in the Atlantic Ocean (46°N 39°W) with the loss of four of her crew. Chilton, of Whitby, rescued the surviving crew and passengers and brought them into Miramichi.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1826 S.Gillie
S.Gallilee		 T.Chilton Bristol–Quebec LR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824
1828 S.Gallilee
Muir		 T.Chilton Hull–Archangel LR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824
1830 W.Muir T.Chilton Liverpool–Quebec LR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824 & 1827
1830 W.Muir
Wildridge		 Chilton & Co. Hull–Mrmc LR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824 & 1827, & repairs 1832

In November 1837 Thomas Chilton transferred Chilton's registry to Liverpool.[Note 1]

LR carries minimal data from 1834 on. Still, newspapers reported that Chilton sailed to Pernambuco and Maranhan, Brazil. in 1837 and 1838.

Fate

On 15 November 1839 Chilton sprang a leak and became waterlogged in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her thirteen crew. City of York rescued the survivors on 30 November.[4][5]

Notes, citations and references

Notes

  1. Harrison Chilton, had sold half of the shares in Chilton in January 1832 Thomas Chilton, then living in Hull. The in September 1837 Harrison Chilton sold the other half of the shares to Thomas Chilton, then of Liverpool.

Citations

  1. Weatherill (1908), p. 108.
  2. LR (1803), Supple. pages "C", Seq.No.C8.
  3. "Ship News". The Morning Post (16701). 30 June 1824.
  4. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18728). London. 23 January 1840.
  5. "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet (2876). Hull. 31 January 1840.

References

  • Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.
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