Glaphyra (1814 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Glaphyra |
| Namesake | Glaphyra, or Glaphyra (hetaera) |
| Launched | 1814, Calcutta[a] |
| Fate | Wrecked 19 June 1854 |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Tons burthen | 343, or 35479⁄94, or 370 (bm) |
| Length | 100 ft 7 in (30.7 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft 9 in (8.8 m) |
| Sail plan | Barque |
| Notes | Teak-built |
Glaphyra was launched at Calcutta in 1814. She came to England in 1821 and thereafter sailed as a West Indiaman. She was wrecked on 19 June 1854.
Career[edit]
Glaphyra, Granger, master, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on 9 December 1820 from Mauritius. She arrived at Portsmouth on 18 March 1821 from Mauritius and Batavia. She arrived at Gravesend on 2 May from Antwerp.[b]
Glaphyra first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1821.[4]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | Granger Billinghurst |
Granger Manning & Co. |
London–Calcutta London–Antigua |
LR |
| 1823 | Billinghurst Morton |
Manning & Co. | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1826 | Morton Sowell (or Sewell) |
Manning & Co. | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1832 | Sewell Thomas Pearson |
Manning | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1833 | Pearson | Billinghurst | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1834 | T.Pearson R.Morton |
Billinghurst | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1835 | R.Morton | Billinghurst Manning |
London–Antigua | LR |
On 19 June 1838 Glaphyra was on her way from Antigua to London to Antigua when she encountered a hurricane at 28°N 57°W / 28°N 57°W. Her ground tier was washed out and she had six feet of water in her hold. She became too unstable to carry her topmasts.[5] She arrived at Deal o 20 July, towed by a steamer. By 1 September she was cleared outbound for Antigua with cargo.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1839 | R.Morton Quelch |
Manning | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1840 | J.Quelch | Manning | London London–St Kitts |
LR; damages repaired 1838 |
| 1851 | J.Quelch Leonard |
Manning | London–St Kitts | LR; damages repaired 1838 & small repairs 1846 |
| 1854 | Leonard | Manning | London–West Indies | LR; small repairs 1846 & 1852 |
Fate[edit]
On 19 June 1854 Glaphyra wrecked on the east point of Nevis. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts.[6] Her cargo was saved, but had suffered damage. The hull, cargo, and stores were sold.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Although the registers show Glaphyra as having been built at Calcutta, she does not appear in the most comprehensive listing of vessels launched at Calcutta.[1] She also did not appear in a listing of vessels registered at Calcutta, Bombay, or Madras in 1819.[2]
- ^ If Glaphyra was carrying a cargo from east of the Cape of Good Hope she could not sell it England without violating the British East India Company's monopoly on trade between Asia and Britain.
Citations[edit]
- ^ Phipps (1840), p. 106.
- ^ East-India register and directory. 1819.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 280.
- ^ LR (1821), Supple., pages "G", Seq.No.G16.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". 23 July 1838, Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh, Scotland) Issue: 18502.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 9343. London. 18 July 1854.
References[edit]
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
- Phipps, John (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.