Morning Star was a schooner launched in 1805 in the United States of America, possibly under another name. From 1809 she sailed under British registry. She sailed to Africa, the Mediterranean, and South America. She was last listed in 1833.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Morning Star |
| Builder | United States of America |
| Launched | 1805 |
| Acquired | 1809 |
| Fate | Last listed in 1833 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 93,[1] or 95,[2] or 100 (bm) |
| Sail plan | Schooner[2] |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pounder guns |
Career
editMorning Star first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1809.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1809 | J.Small | L.Williams | Falmouth–Madeira | LR |
| 1810 | J.Small Ledger |
Williams | Falmouth–Madeira London–Senegal |
LR |
| 1813 | Ledger Spencer |
Williams Bennett |
London–Senegal London–Teneriffe |
LR |
In 1813 Daniel Bennett & Son purchased Morning Star.[1]
They sold her the next year.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1814 | J.Spencer Fairbotham |
Bennett J.Fisher |
London–Teneriffe | LR |
| 1815 | Fairbotham J.Hadgley (or Hoogley) |
Fisher | Liverpool–Sicily | LR |
| 1819 | J.Hedgley J.Hogan |
Boardman | Liverpool–Naples | LR |
| 1822 | J.Hogan Jones |
Boardman W.Taylor |
Liverpool–Malta Liverpool–Africa |
LR |
| 1823 | R.Jones J.White Chephare |
Taylor & Co. | Liverpool–Africa | LR |
| 1824 | Chephare | Ramsden | Liverpool–Africa | LR |
| 1827 | Ellis | Ramsden | Liverpool–Africa | LR |
| 1828 | Ellis J.Watson |
Ramsden | Liverpool–Africa | LR |
| 1829 | J.Watson | J.Aken | Liverpool–Montevideo | LR |
| 1830 | J.Watson | Holland & Co. | Liverpool–Buenos Aires | LR; repairs 1825 & good repair 1829 |
| 1833 | Watson | W.Taylor | Liverpool–Africa | Register of Shipping; repairs 1824 |
Fate
editMorning Star was last listed in the registries in 1833. The data in LR was unchanged since 1830.
Citations
edit- ^ a b c Stanbury et al. (2015), p. 257.
- ^ a b c LR (1809), Supple. pages "M", Seq.No.M102.
References
edit- Stanbury, Myra; Henderson, Kandy-Jane; Derrien, Bernard; Bigourdan, Nicolas; Le Touze, Evelyne (2015). "Chapter 18: Epilogue". In Stanbury, Myra (ed.). The Mermaid Atoll Shipwreck: A Mysterious Early 19th-century Loss. Fremantle, WA: Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology and the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology. pp. 235–290. ISBN 9781876465094.