Sappho (1810 ship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Sappho |
| Namesake | Sappho |
| Builder | Sunderland |
| Launched | 1810 |
| Fate | Stranded 9 July 1833 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 401, or 419,[1] or 420 (bm) |
| Complement | |
| Armament |
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Sappho was launched in 1810 in Sunderland. She traded widely, first as a West Indiaman and later to the Baltic. She also made one voyage to India, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She stranded on 9 July 1823, was gotten off, condemned, and sold. She was wrecked in 1833.
Sappho first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1810.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | C.Compton | Francis Baring | London–Suriname | LR |
On 31 March 1810 Captain Charles Spencer Compton acquired a letter of marque.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1812 | C.Compton Cranitch |
Sir F. Baring | London–Suriname | LR |
Captain William Cranitch acquired a letter of marque on 5 December 1811.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | Price | Thompson & Co. | London–Isle de France (Mauritius) | LR; thorough repair 1816 |
In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC.[3]
On 30 March 1817 Sappho, W.Grice, master, sailed for Bombay, under a license from the EIC.[4]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1819 | Price T.Arman |
Thompson & Co. | London–Isle de France London–Jamaica |
LR; thorough repair 1816 |
| 1821 | T.Arman Heppinstal |
Herring | London–Jamaica London–Malta |
LR; thorough repair 1816 |
| 1824 | Heppinstall | Staniforth | Plymouth–Chioza | LR; thorough repair 1816 & damages repaired 1822 |
| 1825 | Heppinstall | Dawson & Co. | Plymouth | LR; thorough repair 1816 & damages repaired 1822 |
| 1826 | J.Smith M.Craig Wilkie |
Nichols & Co. | Falmouth–St Johns | LR; thorough repair 1816, damages repaired 1822, & large repair 1826 |
| 1827 | C.Wlkie | Johnson & Co. | Leith–Petersburg | LR |
| 1828 | C.Wlkie | Johnson & Co. | London–Elsinor | LR; large repair 1826 |
| 1829 | C.Wlkie Holmes |
Vertue & Co. | London–Petersburg | LR; good repair 1826 & large repair 1828 |
| 1830 | Holmes Mullins |
Vertue & Co. | London–Sierra Leone | LR; good repair 1826 & large repair 1828 |
| 1832 | T.Duncan | Vertue & Co. | Leith–Alloa | LR; good repair 1826, large repair 1828, & new bottom and large repair 1832 |