Severn (1806 ship)

UK merchant ship 1806–1838

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

Severn, c.1835; Joseph Walter (1783–1856), Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

History
United Kingdom
Name| Severn
Namesake| River Severn
Builder| Hilhouse, Sons and Co.,[1] Bristol, Gloucestershire
Launched| 1806
Fate| Abandoned at sea late 1838
General characteristics
Tons burthen| 478,[2][3] or 47850⁄94[1] (bm)
Length| 113 ft 5 in (34.6 m)[1]
Beam| 31 ft 6 in (9.6 m)[1]
Propulsion| Sail
Sail plan| Ship-rigged; later barque
Complement| 30[2]
Armament| 12 × 9&4-pounder guns[2]
Notes| Two decks, three masts, square stem, quarter galleries, and figure head[1]

Severn was launched at Bristol in 1806. She spent most of her career as a West Indiaman. In 1813 she ran down and sank another merchantman. In late 1838 Severn's crew had to abandon her in the Atlantic in a sinking condition.

## Career[edit]

Severn first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1806.

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Notes and source

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1806  | Etheridge  | Protheroe  | Bristol–Jamaica  | Lloyd's Register (LR; 1806)[4]

Captain Richard Drew acquired a letter of marque on 5 April 1810.[2]

On 11 February 1813 Severn ran down and sank Wargrave. HMS Cressy rescued Wargrave's crew. Wargrave, Ostler, master, was on a voyage from Dublin to Surinam.[5][a]

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Notes and source

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1810  | J. Drew  | R. Claxton  | Bristol–Nevis  | LR
1815  | J. Arew  | R. Claxton  | Bristol–Nevis  | LR
1820  | E.J. Power  | R. Claxton  | Bristol–Nevis  | Good repair in 1815; LR
1825  | Christopher Claxton  | R. Claxton  | Bristol–Nevis  | Good repair in 1815 & small repair 1821; LR
1830  | F. Foster  | J. Irvine  | Bristol–Trinidad  | Thorough repair in 1828; LR
1835  | Brown  | J.Irving  | Bristol–Quebec  | LR
1838  | Brown  | J.Irving  | Bristol–New York  | Damages repaired in 1836 and small repairs in 1837; LR

Other masters: Christopher Claxton; Gabriel Forster (9 Sept. 1825); Richard Radford (3 Feb. 1831); Thomas Sandon (24 Oct. 1831); Adam Dixon (25 July 1833 (London)); Charles Timothy Stewart (25 Aug. 1834 (London)); Thomas Brown (26 Mar. 1835); Charles Skirling (29 Sept. 1834); Edward Purse (1 May 1837); and William Johns (30 August 1838).[1]

On 10 December 1833 Captain Adam Dixon was sailing by the Chagos Archipelago when he sighted an uncharted island or islands at 5°30′N 72°24′E﻿ / ﻿5.500°N 72.400°E﻿ / 5.500; 72.400 that he named Severn Island.[7]

## Fate[edit]

In late 1838 her crew abandoned Severn in the Atlantic Ocean at 48°N 31°W﻿ / ﻿48°N 31°W﻿ / 48; -31 as she had 16 feet of water in her hold. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, to Bristol. Russell, of New York, which was sailing from New Orleans to Havre, rescued Severn's crew.[8]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Wargrave, of 175 tons (bm), had been launched in Denmark in 1801.[6]

## Citations[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f Farr (1950), pp. 38–9.
2. ^ a b c d Letter of Marque, p.86 - accessed 25 July 2017.
3. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 312.
4. ^ Lloyd's Register (1806), Supple. pages "S", Seq.№S17.
5. ^ Lloyd's List №4722.
6. ^ Lloyd's Register (1810), Seq.№W29.
7. ^ Horsburgh (1826), p. 193.
8. ^ "Ship News." Times [London, England] 22 Dec. 1838: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 11 Aug. 2018.

## References[edit]

* Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950). Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838 (vessels over 150 tons). Vol. 15\. Bristol Record Society.
* Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
* Horsburgh, James (1826). India Directory, Or Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, Brazil and the Interjacent Ports. Vol. 1\. Kingsburg.

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1838

Shipwrecks|

* 7 Jan: Toward Castle
* 9 Jan: Ann
* 29 Mar: Dart
* 25 Apr: Moselle
* May (unknown date): General Graham
* 14 Jun: Pulaski
* 22 Jun: Ruby
* 7 Sep: Forfarshire
* September (unknown date): USS Pennsylvania
* 19 Oct: HMS Malabar
* October (unknown date): Brutus
* 4 Dec: Thames
* December (unknown date): Severn

Other incidents|

* 8 Jan: Ann
* January (unknown date): Little Erie

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