Ellice (1798 ship)

Ellice (or Ellis, or Ellise) was launched in 1798 in Bermuda. From 1800 to her loss she was a hired transport for the government, carrying passengers and cargo between London and the Mediterranean, sailing as far as Malta. She was wrecked in November 1817.

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

History
Great Britain
Name: Ellice
Owner: J.Mellish
Builder: Bermuda
Launched: 1798
Fate: Wrecked 1 November 1817
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 368,[1] or 370, or 374,[2] or 376, (bm)
Armament:
  • 1800: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1809: 10 × 18-pounder carronades[1]
  • 1812: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 8 × 18-pounder carronades

Career

Ellice entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1800 with J.Dryden, master, Mellish & Co, owner, and trade London transport.[2] She had damages repaired in 1800.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1801 J.Dryden Mellish London transport LR; damages repaired 1800
1807 J.Dryden Mellish London transport LR; damages repaired 1800
1809 Longstaff Mellish London transport RS – Ellis[1]
1811 Longstaff Mellish London transport RS – Ellis
1812 Longstaff Mellish London transport LR; thorough repair 1812
1815 Longstaff Mellish London transport Register of Shipping; thorough repair 1811
1818 J.Scott Mellish London–Malta LR; thorough repair 1812

Fate

The transport ship Ellice was wrecked on 1 November 1817 on the north coast of Spain.[3] By one report, one hundred and forty-four passengers and the rest of the crew were rescued.[4] LLoyd's List reported that the wreck took place on 5 November and that an officer to the 60th Regiment and about 30 others were drowned.[5]

Citations
  1. Register of Shipping (RS) (1809), Seq.№E448.
  2. LR (1800), "E" supple.pages.
  3. "Loss of the Ellice Transport". The Times (10321). London. 6 December 1817. p. 2.
  4. "Loss of the Ellice Transport". Caledonian Mercury (14005). 13 December 1817.
  5. LL 28 November 1817, №5233.
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