Sylvan (or Silvian, or Silvan), was launched on the River Tyne in 1800. She traded with the Baltic and North America. In 1827 she ran down and sank a coaster. In the 1830s she carried immigrants to Canada. She herself was wrecked on 29 March 1834.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Sylvan |
| Builder | South Shore, Gateshead[1] |
| Launched | 1800 |
| Fate | Wrecked 29 March 1834 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 184, or 187,[2] or 200[1] (bm) |
| Length | 82.8 ft 8 in (25.4 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 5 in (7.1 m) |
| Sail plan | Snow; later brig |
| Armament | 2 × 4-pounder guns (1815) |
Career
editSylvan first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1800.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | W.Ostell | A.Hood | London–Antigua | Lloyd's Register |
| 1805 | W.Ostell | A.Hood | London–Antigua | Lloyd's Register |
| 1810 | W.Ostell | A.Hood | London–Bermuda | Lloyd's Register |
| 1815 | Wright | Smith | London coaster | Register of Shipping |
| 1825 | J.Noble | Snowdon | Plymouth–Quebec | Lloyd's Register; large repair 1823 |
On 22 December 1824 a gale drove Sylvan ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[3]
Sinking of Queen Charlotte: On 27 October 1827 the smack Queen Charlotte, Nicholson, master, was sailing from Leith to London with passengers and cargo when Silvia/Sylvan, of Shields, ran into her off Lowestoffe and cut her in half. Nicholson barely had time to get his crew and passengers aboard Silvia before Queen Charlotte sank without a trace.[4]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1827 | Bell | Snowdon | Hull–Shields | Lloyd's Register |
| 1830 | W.Gilham | J.H.Palmer | Yarmouth–Dantzig | Lloyd's Register; repairs 1823 & damages repaired 1829 |
On 23 July 1831 Silvan, Gilham, master, delivered 62 settlers from Yarmouth to Quebec.[5]
On 4 June 1832 Sylvan, Gilham, master, arrived at Quebec with 16 immigrants that she had brought from Yarmouth.[6] She had sailed on 12 April.
Fate
editSylvan, Stephenson, master, of North Shields, was wrecked on 29 March 1834 in the Kattegat. She was carrying coals, grindstones, coal tar, etc. from Newcastle upon Tyne to Wismar. A heavy gale had driven her ashore on an island. At daylight some fishermen discovered her and succeeded in getting a rope from her mast to the shore. Shortly after her crew were hauled ashore she went to pieces.[7][8]
Citations
edit- ^ a b Tyne Built Ships: Sylvan.
- ^ a b Lloyd's Register (1800), Supple. pages "S", Seq.№S8.
- ^ "The Late Gales". Times (London, England), 22 December 1824; pg. 3; Issue 12535.
- ^ "Loss Of The Queen Charlotte Leith Smack". Times (London, England), 29 October 1827; pg. 2; Issue 13422.
- ^ The Ships List – Ship Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1831 (April–June).
- ^ The Ships List – Ship Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1832 (1 June to 9 July.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet. No. 2578. 18 April 1834.
- ^ "MARINE INTELLIGENCE". Newcastle Courant etc (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England), 19 April 1834; Issue 8308.