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British Tar (1814 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NameBritish Tar
NamesakeMatthew Akenhead & Henry Simpson[1]
BuilderWhitby
Launched1814
FateWrecked 14 August 1840
General characteristics
Tons burthen266,[1] or 267[2] (bm)
Length92 ft 11 in (28.3 m)
Beam25 ft 11 in (7.9 m)
Depth17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Complement11–13

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.

Career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Weatherill (1908), p. 127.
  2. ^ a b LR (1815), Supple. pages "B", Seq.№B17.
  3. ^ "Ireland". The Morning Post. No. 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

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