Maister (1802 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Maister |
| Launched | 1802, Kingston upon Hull |
| Fate | Wrecked 13 December 1822 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 369[1] (bm) |
| Armament |
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Maister (or Maisters) was launched in 1802 at Hull. She initially sailed to the Baltic, but then became a government transport until tend of the Napoleonic Wars. She twice sailed to India under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). In her career she suffered at least three maritime mishaps before she was wrecked 13 December 1822.
Career
Maister first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1802.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1802 | R.Cowham | Maister & Co. | Hull–Petersburg | LR |
On 18 August 1802 Maister, Cowham, master, arrived at Petersburg from Hull. In November Lloyd's List reported that as she was coming from Petersburg she had gotten on shore at Carlsheim, on the coast of Sweden, but was expected to be gotten off.[3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1804 | R.Cowham O.Connell T.Park |
Maister & Co. T.Egginton |
Hull–Petersburg London Transport |
LR |
| 1808 | T.Park | Egginton | London Transport | LR; damages repaired 1804 |
On 25 January 1809 the Maisters transport was coming from Spithead when she drove on to the Hospital Shoal. She lost two anchors and cables.[4] She was later refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[5]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1809 | T.Park | T.Egginton | London Transport | LR; damages repaired 1804 |
| 1813 | T.Park Mentrap |
T.Egginton | London Transport | LR; damages repaired 1804 & large repair 1813 |
On 25 November 1813 Maister was on her way from Hull to Martinique when HMS Bulwark ran into her off the Owers. The collision dismasted Maister, which went into Cowes the next day.[6]
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 licence from the EIC.[7]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1815 | Wm.Wiseman | T.Egginton | London–Isle de France (Mauritius) | LR; damages repaired 1804 & large repair 1813 |
Maister, Wiseman, master, Parkinson, owner, sailed for Bombay on 7 February 1816 under a licence from the EIC.[8]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | F.Berryman | Parkinson & Co. | Hull-Petersburg | LR; large repair 1813 & repairs 1818 |
| 1819 | F.Berryman (or Berriman) | Parkinson & Co. | Hull-Petersburg London–Ceylon |
LR; large repair 1813 & 1818 |
On 28 January 1819 Maister sailed to Fort William, India (Calcutta), again under a licence from the EIC.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | F.Berryman | Parkinson & Co. | Hull-Petersburg London–Picton |
LR; large repair 1813 & repairs 1818 |
| 1822 | F.Berryman Wokes Stokes |
Richardson | London–Nova Scotia | LR; thorough repair 1821 & repairs 1822 |
| 1823 | T.Stokes | Martin & Co. | Greenock–New Brusnwick | LR; large repair 1821 & repairs 1822 |
Fate
On 13 December 1822, Maister, of Port Glasgow, Wokes, master, was sailing from St John, New Brunswick when she was wrecked on the Isle of Tyrie in the Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued, and it was expected that her cargo would be recovered.[9]
Citations and references
Citations
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 294.
- ^ LR (1802), Supple. pages "M", Seq.No.M112.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4309. 19 November 1802. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4322). 27 January 1809.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4323). 31 January 1809.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4826. 30 December 1813. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
- ^ LR (1816), "Licensed and Country Ships".
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5763). 27 December 1822.
References
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.