Theodosia was built at Shields in 1782. She spent 20 years trading with the Baltic, and then another dozen trading with North America and the Baltic. From 1816 she traded with India, sailing under a license from the British East India Company. She was wrecked while returning from a voyage to India in 1825.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Theodosia |
| Builder | Shields |
| Launched | 1782 |
| Fate | Wrecked 1825 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 385, or 390,[1] or 391, or 500[2] (bm) |
| Armament | 10 × 6-pounder carronades (1815) |
Career edit
Theodosia first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1784 with J.Culingham, master, James Aram, owner, and trade Onega-Hull.[2] Thereafter she traded with the Baltic and Flanders for some two decades.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | J.Cook Thomas Rogers |
J.Aram Q.Blackburn |
Liverpool–Ostend | LR; damages repaired 1788 |
| 1795 | T.Motley | Blackburn | Liverpool–Ostend | LR; damages repaired 1788 |
| 1800 | P.Sinclair | Hern & Co. | London Transport | LR |
| 1805 | P.Sinclair | Hern (or J.Heron) & Co. | London–Baltic | LR |
| 1810 | W.Prowse T.Nicholson R.Smith |
Nicholson Kidson |
Liverpool–Halifax | LR; small repairs 1807 |
| 1815 | R.Smith J.Unsworth |
Dempsey | Liverpool–Petersburg Liverpool–Philadelphia |
LR; almost rebuilt 1811 & repairs 1816 |
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.[3] Thereafter, John Gladstone, of Liverpool, purchased Westmoreland and other vessels to trade with India.[a]
On 2 February 1816 Theodosia, E. Wardropper, master and J.Gladstone, owner, sailed for Fort William, India under a license from the EIC.[5]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | Wardropper Morrison |
Gladstone | Liverpool–Bengal | LR; almost rebuilt 1811 and repairs 1816 |
On 10 May 1819 Theodosia, Morrison, master, had to put back into Bengal. She was on her way to the Mediterranean but three days out of Coringa she had become leaky.[6]
On 16 March 1822 Theodosia, Kidson, master, was off Liverpool. She had left Bengal on 6 September 1821, Madras on 21 October, and the Cape of Good Hope on about 1 January 1819.[7]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | N.Morrison W.Kidson |
Gladstone | Liverpool–Ceylon | LR; almost rebuilt 1811 |
| 1825 | W.Kidson | Gladstone | Liverpool–Bombay | LR; large repair 1820 and small repair 1825. |
Fate edit
Theodosia, Kidson, master, from Bengal to London, put back to Saugor on 9 June 1825 being leaky.[8]
Theodosia was wrecked on 14 August 1825 at Pondy on the Coromandel Coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[9][10]
Notes edit
- ^ Other vessels trading with India in which Gladstone had an ownership interest included: Roscoe, Duke of Lancaster, Seaforth, Richard, Bencoolen, and Westmoreland.[4]
Citations edit
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 390.
- ^ a b LR (1784), Seq.№T492.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
- ^ Checkland (1954), p. 218.
- ^ LR (1818), "Licensed and India ships".
- ^ Lloyd's List (LL) 9 November 1819, №5427.
- ^ LL 19 March 1822, №5682, Ship arrival and departure (SAD) data.
- ^ LL 11 November 1825, №6063.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 12869. London. 20 January 1826. col C, p. 2.
- ^ LL 20 January 1825, №6083.
References edit
- Checkland, S. G. (1954). "John Gladstone as Trader and Planter". The Economic History Review. 7, New Series (2): 216–229. doi:10.2307/2591623. JSTOR 2591623.
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.