British Tar (1814 ship)

British Tar was launched at Whitby in 1814. She became a Liverpool-based merchantman, trading across the Atlantic with North America until she was wrecked in August 1840.

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

History
United Kingdom
Name: British Tar
Namesake: Matthew Akenhead & Henry Simpson[1]
Builder: Whitby
Launched: 1814
Fate: Wrecked 14 August 1840
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 266,[1] or 267[2] (bm)
Length: 92 ft 11 in (28.3 m)
Beam: 25 ft 11 in (7.9 m)
Depth: 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Complement: 11–13

Career

British Tar first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1815 T.S.Clarke Akenhead London–Hambro LR
1820 J.S.Clarke Simpson & Co. Liverpool–Copenhagen LR
1825 J.S.Clarke Akenhead Liverpool–"Mrmck" LR
1830 D.Clarke Akenhead Liverpool–Philadelphia LR
1835 Blinkhorn Simpson Liverpool–Newfoundland LR; larges repairs 1835
1840 Blinkhorn Simpson Liverpool–Savannah LR; larges repairs 1835

Fate

British Tar, Blenkhorn, master, ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow, on 14 August 1840 and subsequently became a wreck. The coastguard rescued the crew, all of whom but Blenkhorn, deserted her. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool with a cargo of timber.[3] British Tar floated off on 17 August and drifted down the channel.[4] She was later reported to have gone to pieces.

Her entry in the 1840 issue of LR bears the annotation "Wrecked".[5]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Weatherill (1908), p. 127.
  2. LR (1815), Supple. pages "B", Seq.№B17.
  3. "Ireland". The Morning Post (21706). London. 20 August 1840.
  4. "Multiple News Items". The Standard (London, England), 19 August 1840; Issue 5044.
  5. Lloyd's Register (1840), Seq. №B426.

References

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