Maitland was launched at Calcutta in 1811. She made four voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) between 1812 and 1830. She also made three voyages transporting convicts to Australia between 1840 and 1846. Thereafter she traded widely before she was wrecked c.1869.
_into_Malta_1835,_by_Nicholas_Cammillieri.jpg) Maitland coming into Malta 1835, by Nicholas Cammillieri
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Maitland |
| Owner | Various |
| Builder | J. & R. Kyd, Kidderpore, Calcutta,[2] |
| Launched | 4 November 1811[1] |
| Fate | Wrecked c. 1869 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 623,[3] or 630,[4] or 634,[2] or 63473⁄94[1] or 648,[5] or 675, or 755[6] (bm) |
| Length | 126 ft 7 in (38.6 m)[1] |
| Beam | 34 ft 5 in (10.5 m)[1] |
| Complement | 90[3] |
| Armament | |
| Notes | Teak; three decks |
Career edit
EIC voyages edit
EIC voyage #1 (1811-1812): Captain John Stevens sailed from Calcutta on 13 December 1811, bound for England. Maitland was at Saugor on 12 February 1812. She reached St Helena on 12 May and arrived at The Downs on 22 July.[7] Captain Stevens acquired a letter of marque on 5 November 1812.[3]
Over a decade passed before Maitland again sailed for the EIC.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1815 | Stevens | Brightman | London–India | Register of Shipping (RS)[4] |
| 1820 | Kersey | Brightman | London–India | RS |
| 1825 | O'Brien Studd |
Ferguson | London–Madras | RS |
EIC voyage #2 (1825): Captain John Lynch Studd sailed from The Downs on 18 June 1825, bound for Bombay. Maitland arrived at Bombay on 15 November.[7]
EIC voyage #3 (1828-1829): Captain Joseph Short sailed from The Downs on 2 July 1828, bound for Bengal. Maitland reached Colombo on 11 November and arrived at Calcutta on 19 January 1829. Homeward bound, she was at Diamond Harbour on 18 March and Saugor on 1 April. She reached St Helena on 23 June and arrived at The Downs on 18 August.[7]
EIC voyage #4 (1830-1831): Captain James Temple Brown sailed from The Downs on 21 June 1830, bound for Bengal. Maitland arrived at Calcutta on 13 November. Homeward bound, she was at Kedgeree 9 February 1831. She reached the Cape of Good Hope on 20 April and St Helena on 1 June. She arrived at The Downs on 4 August.[7]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | Short Brown |
J. Somes | London–Bombay | RS |
| 1835 | Marshall | J. Somes | London transport | Lloyd's Register (LR) |
Convict transport edit
Captain George (or John) Baker sailed from Sheerness on 22 March 1840 and arrived at Sydney on 14 July.[5] Maitland had embarked 305 convicts and suffered three deaths en route.[8]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | Baker | J.Somes | London–Sydney | LR |
| 1844 | Thompson | J.Somes | London–Hobart Town | LR |
| 1845 | Thompson J. Gray |
J.Somes G. Marshall |
London–Hobart Town London |
LR |
Maitland, Captain G. Thompson, sailed from Portsmouth on 1 September 1843. Maitland arrived at Sydney on 12 January 1844, and left the 25th.
On 7 February 1844 Maitland delivered convicts to Norfolk Island.[9] She had embarked 199; no record of deaths.[10] At Norfolk Island she embarked 338 convicts to transfer them to Hobart Town. She left the island on 14 February and arrived at Hobart Town on 3 March, though the convicts did not disembark until 14 March.
Captain John Gray sailed from London on 26 June 1846, bound for Hobart Town. She arrived at Port Phillip on 9 November.[9] She had embarked 299 convicts and she disembarked 291 at Port Phillip.[10] She then sailed for Hobart Town, where she arrived on 27 October.[11] There she disembarked her remaining six prisoners.[10]
Later career edit
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | W. Henry | G. Marshall | London–Port Phillip | LR |
| 1855 | B. Miller | G. Marshall | London–Hobart town | LR |
| 1860 | D. Jones | Wilson | Liverpool–Ascension Island | LR |
| 1865 | D. Jones | J&R Wilson | Shields–Mediterranean | LR; Homeport: South Shields |
| 1869 | D. Jones | J&R Wilson | Shields–Mediterranean | LR |
Fate edit
Lloyd's Register for 1869 has the notation "Wrecked" by the entry for Maitland.[6]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d Hackman (2001), p. 294.
- ^ a b Phipps (1840), p. 104.
- ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.49 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Register of Shipping (1815), Seq.№39.
- ^ a b Bateson (1959), pp. 306–307.
- ^ a b Lloyd's Register (1869), Seq.№M122.
- ^ a b c d British Library: Maitland.
- ^ Bateson (1959), p. 337.
- ^ a b Bateson (1959), pp. 332–3.
- ^ a b c Bateson (1959), p. 340.
- ^ Bateson (1959), pp. 318–19.
References edit
- Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships, 1787-1868. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
- Phipps, John, (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta) (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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