Braddock (or Bradock) was launched in 1815, at Workington or Maryport. She spent most of her career sailing to the United States and the West Indies. In 1828 she made a voyage to Calcutta under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). Her crew abandoned her in a sinking state on 21 January 1829, as she was returning to England from Bengal.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Braddock |
| Builder | Workington or Maryport[1] |
| Launched | 1815 |
| Fate | Abandoned in a sinking state on 21 January 1829 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 270,[1] or 272[2] (bm) |
Career edit
Bradock first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1816 with Jackson, master, Bradock, owner, and trade Liverpool–Savannah.[1]
On 21 November 1816, Braddock, Johnson, master, was on shore at the Nole, near Savannah. Braddock was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah.[3][4]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | M.Kelly | Huson | Liverpool–Jamaica | LR |
| 1823 | J.M'Master J.Huson |
Livingston | Liverpool–Havanah | LR |
| 1828 | J.Hewson | Hewson | Liverpool–Jamaica | LR; repairs 1826 |
In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC.[5]
Fate edit
On 22 September 1828, Braddock sailed from Calcutta for Liverpool. On 31 January 1829 Chatham, Bragg, master, encountered Bradock at 3°18′N 24°18′W / 3.300°N 24.300°W. Bradock was in a sinking state with six feet of water in her hold. Chatham took off the crew.[6] Another report has her crew abandoning Bradock, Wyngates, master, on 21 January at 3°N 25°W / 3°N 25°W.[7] A third source has the same date and location as the previous, but adds the information that Braddock had lost her bulwarks, and that three crew members had died after their rescue by Chatham.[8][a]
Lloyd's Register (1829) has the annotation "abandoned" to her entry.[10]
Notes edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b c LR (1816), Supple.pages "B", Seq.№B26.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 255.
- ^ Lloyd's List (LL), 31 December 1816, Seq.№5139.
- ^ Marx (1987), p. 185, no.359.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
- ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), 3 April 1829; Issue 935.
- ^ "SHIP NEWS". The Morning Post (London, England), 30 March 1829; Issue 18188.
- ^ Asiatic journal and monthly miscellany (July 1829), p.126.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 261.
- ^ LR (1829), Seq.№B439.
References edit
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
- Marx, Robert F. (1987). Shipwrecks in the Americas. New York: Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-25514-9.