HMS Cockburn was a schooner, the former American steam vessel Braganza, that the Royal Navy purchased at Rio de Janeiro in May 1822. She was wrecked 11 months later.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Cockburn |
| Namesake | Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet |
| Acquired | 1822 by purchase |
| Fate | Wrecked 2 April 1823 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 160[1] (bm) |
HMS Leven towed Cockburn from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town. On 22 June the tow resulted in Cockburn taking on water, a problem that did not abate until the tow broke.[2]
In August 1822 Cockburn was at Cape Town, undergoing fitting to serve as a tender to Leven,[3] the purpose for which she had been purchased. The preparations, including provisioning for eight months for both Cockburn and Barracouta.[4]
In December Cockburn, Lieutenant R. Owen, was in Delagoa Bay, expecting to return to the Cape in February.[5][a]
Loss: On 2 April 1823 HMS Cockburn, Lieutenant Owen, was attempting to enter Simon's Bay, Cape Colony, when Owen mistook the land. She anchored off Musenberg beach, but a strong wind drove her onshore at 4am on 3 April. All her crew were saved but it was doubted that she could be retrieved.[7] Her masts were cut away and her rudder was lost.[8][9]
Notes edit
Citations edit
- ^ Owen (1833), p. 35.
- ^ Owen (1833), pp. 52–53.
- ^ "CAPE OF GOOD HOPE". Morning Post (London, England), 15 November 1822, Issue 16121.
- ^ Owen (1833), pp. 61.
- ^ "THE KING'S COURT". (5 April 1823), Morning Post (London, England) Issue: 16242.
- ^ Marshall (1835), p. 211.
- ^ "Maritime Intelligence". Aberdeen Journal (Aberdeen, Scotland), 2 July 1823 Issue 3938.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5812. 17 June 1823. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105226310.
- ^ Hepper (1994), p. 157.
References edit
- Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Marshall, John (1835). "Owen, Richard". Royal Naval Biography. Vol. 4, part 2. London: Longman and company. p. 211.
- Owen, W.F.W. (1833). Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar: Performed in H. M. Ships Leven and Barracouta. Vol. 1. Richard Bentley.
