Chilton (1802 ship)

UK merchant ship 1802–1839

History
United Kingdom
Name| Chilton
Owner|

* 1802:Thos. and Harrison Chilton and Thos. Pierson
* 1825:Harrison, Chilton, sen. and jun.

Builder| Fishburn and Brodrick Whitby[1]
Launched| 1802
Fate| Foundered 15 November 1839
General characteristics
Tons burthen| 276,[1] or 277,[2] or 280, or 281 (bm)
Armament| 6 × 6-pounder guns

Chilton was launched in 1802 in Whitby by Fishburn and Brodrick. After sailing to North America she became a West Indiaman, sailing between Britain and Jamaica. Between 1812 and 1817 or so she was a transport. Thereafter she traded to North America and more widely. In 1824 she rescued the survivors of a vessel that had foundered. She herself foundered in 1839.

## Career

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Chilton first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1803.[2]

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source & notes

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1803  | W.Walker  | T.Chilton  | London–Charleston  | LR
1804  | W.Walker  | T.Chilton  | London–Charleston
London–Jamaica  | LR
1811  | W.Walker  | T.Chilton  | London–Jamaica  | LR
1812  | W.Walker  | T.Chilton  | Cowes transport  | LR
1818  | A.Douglas  | T.Chilton  | Liverpool–Nova Scotia  | LR
1820  | A.Douglas  | T.Chilton  | Hull–Prince Edward Island  | LR
1822  | A.Douglas
H.Chilton  | T.Chilton  | Hull–America  | LR; repairs 1821
1823  | H.Chilton
S.Gillie  | T.Chilton  | Liverpool–"Mrmc" | LR; repairs 1821
1824  | S.Gillie
S.Gallilee  | T.Chilton  | Bristol–Quebec  | LR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824
1825  | S.Gallilee  | T.Chilton  | Liverpool–New Brunswick  | LR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824

Argo, of Glasgow, foundered in June 1824 in the Atlantic Ocean (46°N 39°W﻿ / ﻿46°N 39°W﻿ / 46; -39) with the loss of four of her crew. Chilton, of Whitby, rescued the surviving crew and passengers and brought them into Miramichi.[3]

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source & notes

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1826  | S.Gillie
S.Gallilee  | T.Chilton  | Bristol–Quebec  | LR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824
1828  | S.Gallilee
Muir  | T.Chilton  | Hull–Archangel  | LR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824
1830  | W.Muir  | T.Chilton  | Liverpool–Quebec  | LR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824 & 1827
1830  | W.Muir
Wildridge  | Chilton & Co.  | Hull–Mrmc  | LR; repairs 1821 & small repairs 1824 & 1827, & repairs 1832

In November 1837 Thomas Chilton transferred Chilton's registry to Liverpool.[a]

LR carries minimal data from 1834 on. Still, newspapers reported that Chilton sailed to Pernambuco and Maranhan, Brazil. in 1837 and 1838.

## Fate

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On 15 November 1839 Chilton sprang a leak and became waterlogged in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her thirteen crew. City of York rescued the survivors on 30 November.[4][5]

## Notes

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1. ^ Harrison Chilton had sold half of the shares in Chilton in January 1832 to Thomas Chilton, then living in Hull. The in September 1837 Harrison Chilton sold the other half of the shares to Thomas Chilton, then of Liverpool.

## Citations

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1. ^ a b Weatherill (1908), p. 108.
2. ^ a b LR (1803), Supple. pages "C", Seq.No.C8.
3. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 16701\. 30 June 1824.
4. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 18728\. London. 23 January 1840.
5. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet. No. 2876\. Hull. 31 January 1840.

## References

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* Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.