General Graham (1811 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | General Graham |
| Namesake: | Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch |
| Owner: | J. W. Buckle & Co.,[1] or "Middleton"[2] |
| Builder: | William Gibson & Co., Hull[1] |
| Launched: | 10 April 1811[1] |
| Fate: | Last listed in 1844 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 430,[1][2][3] (bm) |
| Complement: | 35[3] |
| Armament: | 14 × 12-pounder carronades[3] |
General Graham was launched in 1811 at Hull. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC) as an "extra" ship, i.e., under charter. She carried stores to New South Wales, and returned to England via China. She also made one voyage to Bengal as a licensed ship. She was last listed in 1844.
Career
At launch, General Graham's master was A. Nieven, but shortly thereafter William Watson replaced him.[2]
Captain William Watson received a Letter of Marque on 14 August 1811.[3] He sailed from the The Downs on 4 September, bound for New South Wales and China. General Graham left in company with the convict transport Guildford (1810 ship), and reached Rio de Janeiro on 31 October, some five days after Guildford. The two vessels left Rio together. Guildford was again the faster sailer, arriving in Port Jackson on 18 January 1812, whereas General Graham arrived ten days later.[4] Apparently she was carrying stores.[5]
General Graham left Port Jackson on 30 March 1812, supposedly for Bengal.[5] However, she actually sailed to China. On 6 May Watson sighted a high island at about 7° N, which was possibly Pohnpei. Canoes left the island and came towards General Graham.[6] However, they did not make contact with the ship.[7]
Some time thereafter Watson died and William Bendall, the Chief Mate, took command.[8] General Graham arrived at Whampoa on 24 June. Homeward-bound, she reached Malacca on 22 October, the Cape on 34 January 1813, and St Helena on 10 March. She arrived at The Downs on 14 May.[4]
Lloyd's Register for 1819 reported that General Graham, Weatherhead, master, had sailed on 31 March 1818 for Bengal and Madras as a licensed ship.[9]
General Graham was reported to have been lost on 11 May 1838 near Cape Ray.[10] However, Lloyd's Register still reported her trading for some years thereafter. She is last listed in 1844.
Citations and references
- Citations
- 1 2 3 4 Hackman (2001), p.233..
- 1 2 3 Lloyd's Register (1812), seq. no. G61.
- 1 2 3 4 Letter of Marque, 1793–1815, p.65;
- 1 2 National Archives (United Kingdom) - General Graham.
- 1 2 "Arrival of Vessels at Port Jackson, and their Departure". Australian Town and Country Journal, Saturday 3 January 1891, p.16. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ Foreign Ships in Micronesia - accessed 28 December 2015.
- ↑ Hanlon (1988), pp.30-1.
- ↑ Lévesque (2001), p.87.
- ↑ Licensed ships, 1818 season.
- ↑ Naval Journal, Vol. 9-10, p.426.
- References
- Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7
- Hanlon, David L. (1988) Upon a Stone Altar: A History of the Island of Pohnpei to 1890. (University of Hawaii Press). ISBN 978-0824811242
- Lévesque, Rodrigue (2001) History of Micronesia: Russian expeditions, 1808-1827. (Lévesque Publications). ISBN 978-0920201183