Kent (1814 ship)

Kent was launched at Chittagong in 1814. Between 1814 and 1823 Kent sailed between India and Great Britain under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). In 1823 she was sold in England. From then until she was last listed in 1831 she sailed between Liverpool and Africa.

History
United Kingdom
Builder: John White, Chittagong[1]
Launched: 25 March 1814[1]
Fate: Last listed 1831
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 414,[2] or 421,[3] or 440​51⁄94,[1] or 441,[4] or 465[5] (bm)
Length: 106 ft 10 in (32.6 m)[1]
Beam: 30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)[1]
Armament: 2 × 9-pounder carronades[4]
Notes: Teak-built

Career

In 1813 the EIC lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail between India or the Indian Ocean and Britain under a license from the EIC.[6]

On 26 November 1814 Kent, Ambrose, master, arrived at Gravesend, from Bengal.

Kent, Baynes, sailed from Gravesend on 29 June 1815, bound for Fort William, India. On 7 October she was at the Cape of Good Hope (the Cape). She had been boarded off Cape Verde by an armed vessel, believed to be a Carthaginian privateer.[7] The schooner privateer had a burthen of 150–200 tons, was armed with 18 and 12-pounder guns, and had a crew of 25 men.[8] Kent arrived at Bengal on 15 January 1816.

Kent first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815,[9] and in the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1816.[4]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1815 Baynes London–India LR
1816 C.Baynes Baynes London–Isle de France RS

Kent. Ireland, master, arrived at Gravesend on 23 September 1816 from Batavia. On 15 January 1817 she sailed from Deal for India. On 3 May she was at the Cape; she sailed for Bengal on the 8th.

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1818 E.Ireland Capt. & Co. London–Bengal LR

Kent appeared in the registry of Calcutta in 1819 with Farquharson, master, and Palmer & Co., owners.[5]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1820 E.Ireland Capt. & Co. London–Bengal LR

Ken was sold in England in 1823.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1823 E.Ireland
J.Crosby		 Capt.& Co London–Bengal LR
1823 Crawford J.Tobin Liverpool–Africa LR (supple. pages)

On 21 August 1825 Kent, Cummins, master, ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. Kent was refloated and put back to Liverpool for repairs.[10] She had been towed out by a steam tug in a fog when she ran aground.[11]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1826 Cummins J.Tobin Liverpool–Africa LR
1829 Cummins
W.Roberts		 J.Tobin Liverpool–Africa LR
1831 W.Roberts J.Tobin &Co. Liverpool–Africa LR

In July 1828 Kent, Cummins, master, returned to Liverpool with 1400 casks of palm oil, 379 elephant teeth (ivory tusks), 700 billets of redwood, and 00 fathoms of dunnage wood.[12]

Fate

LR last listed Kent in 1831.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Hackman & 20010, p. 289.
  2. Phipps (1840), p. 177.
  3. Phipps (1840), p. 145.
  4. RS (1816, Seq.No.K32.
  5. East-India register and directory (1819), p=125.
  6. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  7. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5032). 19 December 1815. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  8. "PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE" (18 December 1815), Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh, Scotland), issue: 14673.
  9. LR (1815), Supple. pages "K", Seq.No.K3.
  10. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6041). 26 August 1825.
  11. "Naval Intelligence". 'Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England) 26 August 1825, issue 734.
  12. "Imports". Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England) 18 July 1828, issue 895.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.
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