Adriatic (1811 ship)

Adriatic was launched in 1811 in the United States. The British Royal Navy seized her in July 1812. She was sold in 1813 and her new owners named her Vittoria. She traded with the West Indies, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean, the last sailing under a licence from the British East India Company. She was last listed in 1834.

For other ships with the same name, see Adriatic (ship) and Vittoria (ship).

History
United States
NameAdriatic
Launched1811
FateSeized 1812
United Kingdom
NameVittoria
NamesakeBattle of Vitoria
Acquired1813 as purchase of a prize
FateLast listed 1833
General characteristics
Tons burthen28143⁄94,[1] or 282,[2] or 283,[3] or 286 (bm)
Length94 ft 9 in (28.9 m)[1]
Beam26 ft 9 in (8.2 m)[1]
PropulsionSail
Armament10 × 4-pounder guns[3]

Adriatic

On 12 July 1812, shortly after the outbreak of war with the United States, HMS Avenger detained the American ships Adriatic, Pochahontas, and Triton.[lower-alpha 1]

Vittoria

The Prize Court condemned Adriatic. On 16 June 1813 Southam & Co. purchased her and renamed her.[1]

Vittorio first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1813.[2] 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.[5]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1813 Southam Captain & Co. London—Isle de France (Mauritius) LR

Vittoria, Southam, master, sailed from Portsmouth for the "South Seas" on 23 August 1813.[6] In August 1813, prior to sailing for Île de France (Mauritius), Southam purchased a quantity of "Preserved Meats, Soups, and Milk". He used a little on the outbound leg, but more on the return leg. His letter to the manufacturers, dated 15 January 1815 in London, endorsed the products for their ability to retain the original flavours.[7][lower-alpha 2]

Vittoria next appeared in Lloyd's List's ship arrival and departure data as returning from Philadelphia on 3 April 1815. On 17 July 1816 Vittoria arrived at New York from Jamaica.

Year Master Owner Trade
1815 Southam Southam London—"France" (probably Île de France, i.e., Mauritius.[3])
1820 Southam Southam London—Jamaica
1825 Southam Southam London—Genoa

On 23 August 1823, Vittoria, Southam, master, sailed for Bengal under a licence from the EIC.[8]

On 14 April 1824, Vittoria, Southam, master, was among some 20 mercantile vessels that sailed from Madras for Rangoon to join the expedition against the Burmese.[9]

In May 1825 Vittoria, J.H.Southam, master, had to put back into Calcutta to be docked. She had been on her way from Bengal to Rangoon when she had grounded in the Hooghly. By 23 June she was at Penang.

On 3 June 1827, Vittoria, Southam, master, sailed for Batavia and Singapore.

Year Master Owner Trade
1830 Southam Southam London—Genoa
1833 Southam Southam London—Calcutta

In 1830 and 1831 Vittoria, Southam, master, traded with Sydney, Hobart, Port Phillip, and New Zealand.

Notes
  1. Avenger's crew received a grant of 29⁄30 of the proceeds of the sale of all three vessels. A first-class share was worth £989 6s; a sixth-class share, that of an ordinary seaman, was worth £23 1s 4d.[4] That amount was more than an ordinary seaman's wage for a year.
  2. Bryan Donkin and John Hall operated as Donkin, Hall, and Gamble, of Bermondsley. Theirs was the first cannery in Britain to use tinned iron containers.

Citations
  1. Hackman (2001), p. 320.
  2. LR (1813), Supple. pages UV, Seq.No.V58.
  3. Register of Shipping (1815), Seq. №265.
  4. "No. 17005". The London Gazette. 22 April 1815. p. 753.
  5. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  6. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4799. 27 August 1813. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735026.
  7. Copies of Official Reports and Letters Relative to Donkin, Hall, and Gemble's Preserved Provisions... (1817), pp.30–31.
  8. LR (1825), "Ship Trrading to India".
  9. "Ship News", 7 October 1824, Morning Post, issue no.16786.

Sources
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
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