Cato (1807 ship)

Merchant vessel launched at Kingston in 1807

For other ships with the same name, see Cato (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Builder| Westerdell & Barnes, Hull[1]
Launched| 18 November 1807[1]
Fate| Foundered 11 November 1844
General characteristics
Tons burthen| 306,[2][1] or 309, or 315, or 316 (bm)
Complement| 50[2]
Armament|

* 1808:20 × 18&9-pounder guns[2]
* 1815:6 × 6-pounder guns

Cato was a merchant vessel launched at Kingston upon Hull in 1807. She was a West Indiaman, a transport ship, and traded across the Atlantic between England and North America. She foundered in November 1841.

## Career

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Cato first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1808.[3]

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source

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1808  | Orton
Hossack  | Staniforth  | London–West Indies
London–Hayti  | LR

Captain John Hossack acquired a letter of marque on 6 December 1808.[2]

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source & notes

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1810  | Archer  | Staniforth  | London–St Thomas  | LR
1815  | R. Morton  | Pizzie & Co.  | London–Antigua  | LR
1820  | R. Morton  | Pizzie & Co.  | London–Antigua  | LR; large repair 1818
1825  | W.Sadler  | J.Rowe  | Cork transport  | LR; large repair 1818 & thorough repair 1823

A gale on 13 January 1828 drove the transport ship Cato, and several other vessels, ashore in Mountbatten Bay. The initial report was that her rudder had been unshipped and that her keel was much damaged, but that it was expected that she would be refloated.[4]

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source & notes

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1830  | R.Moon
C.Crawford  | Sope & Co.  | Cork  | LR; damages repaired 1828
1835  | Crossman  | Pope  | Plymouth–America  | LR; large repair 1835

Lloyd's List reported on 22 December 1835 that Cato had arrived at Liverpool from Quebec in a much damaged state.

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source & notes

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1840  | J.Taylor  | Pope  | Plymouth–America  | LR; large repair 1835, damages repaired 1836, and small repairs 1841
1844  | J.Taylor  | Pope  | Plymouth–Quebec  | LR; large repair 1835, damages repaired 1836, and small repairs 1841

## Fate

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On 11 November 1844 her crew, who were rescued, abandoned Cato 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) west south west of the Isles of Scilly. She had become waterlogged as she sailed from Quebec City, to Plymouth.[5] Her entry in LR bears the annotation "Abandoned".[6]

## Citations

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1. ^ a b c Hackman (2001), p. 260.
2. ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.55 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
3. ^ LR (1808), Supple. pages "C", Seq.№C58.
4. ^ "AWFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE". Morning Chronicle (London, England), 19 January 1828; Issue 18205.
5. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 6336\. London. 18 November 1844.
6. ^ LR (1844), Seq.№C254.

## References

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* Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.