Apollo (1819 ship)

History
United Kingdom
Name| Apollo
Namesake| Apollo
Builder| Hilhouse, Bristol
Launched| 1819
Fate| Abandoned 24 September 1846
General characteristics
Tons burthen|

* Old Act:248, or 254, or 25447⁄94[1] (bm)
* New Act (post 1836):276 (bm)

Length| 96 ft 8 in (29.5 m)
Beam| 24 ft 5 in (7.4 m)

Apollo was launched in Bristol in 1819 as a West Indiaman. New owners in 1838 shifted her homeport to Dundee; she then sailed between Dundee and Montreal. In September 1843 she rescued the crew of a vessel that had foundered. In September 1846 a hurricane so damaged her that the crew and passengers abandoned her. Two passing schooners rescued them.

## Career

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Apollo first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1820.[2]

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source & notes

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1820  | George Mereweather  | A. Hunt  | Bristol–Dominica  | LR
1824  | Mereweather
J.Curtis  | A.Hunt
Davidson  | Bristol–Antigua  | LR
1826  | R.Blyth  | Davidson  | London–Berbice  | LR
1829  | R.Blyth
Kendall  | Davidson  | London–Berbice  | LR
1836  | W.Rayner
Jack  | Davidson
Willis & Co.  | London–Danzig  | LR
1838  | H.Walker  | [David] Crighton  | Dundee–Montreal  | LR; small repairs 1838

In 1838 new owners moved Apollo's homeport and registry to Dundee.

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source & notes

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1843  | H.Walker  | Crighton  | Dundee–Montreal  | LR; small repairs 1840 & 1843

Her crew abandoned Wanstead at 46°00′N 55°30′E﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 55.500°E﻿ / 46.000; 55.500 on 27 September 1843 in the Atlantic Ocean. Apollo, of Dundee, Walker, master, rescued the master and crew and brought them into Quebec.[3]

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source & notes

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1846  | H.Walker  | Crighton  | Dundee–Montreal  | LR; small repairs 1840 & 1843

## Fate

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Apollo was on a voyage from Dundee to Montreal when a gale on 19 September 1846 in the Atlantic Ocean (45°51′N 35°18′W﻿ / ﻿45.850°N 35.300°W﻿ / 45.850; -35.300) turned into a hurricane that washed a boy overboard and so damaged her that she was in danger of foundering. On 24 September the schooners Victoria and Paragon rescued the passengers and crew; Victoria took 23 to Waterford and Paragon took the rest.[4] LR for 1846 carried the annotation "Abandoned" by her name.[5]

Her hulk was reportedly last sighted on 12 December at 29°N 20°W﻿ / ﻿29°N 20°W﻿ / 29; -20.[1] However, this may have been the wreck of another Apollo that was lost in December.

## Citations

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1. ^ a b Farr (1950), pp. 84–85.
2. ^ LR (1820), Supple.pages "A", Seq.No.A116.
3. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Hull Packet and East Riding Times (Hull, England), 3 November 1843; Issue 3072.
4. ^ "Local Intelligence". Dundee Courier (Dundee, Scotland), 13 October 1846; Issue 1571.
5. ^ LR (1846), Seq.No.A708.

## References

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* Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950). Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838 (vessels over 150 tons). Vol. 15\. Bristol Record Society.