Dorah (1816 ship) explained

Dorah was launched at Chittagong in 1816. She sailed between India and Britain under a license from the British East India Company until she wrecked in 1821.

Career

Dorah was at Saugor on 1 April 1817. There she took on the headquarters and 300 men of the 66th Regiment of Foot, which was transferring to St Helena. The majority of the regiment travelled on and . Moira and Catherine Griffiths arrived towards the end of June but Dorah was delayed. She had run short of water and had had to put in at Port Louis, Mauritius. She did not arrive at St Helena until 5 July. The Regiment disembarked on 18 July. Before she arrived at Port Louis a fire broke out aboard Dorah but the soldiers formed a bucket brigade and quickly extinguished it.

Dorah arrived at Plymouth on 23 September. Captain Edwards, her master, had met Napoleon on St Helena and spent two hours with him.^[1] Catherine Griffith, Dorah, and Moira brought with them the 53rd Regiment of Foot, which the 66th had replaced.^[2]

Dorah, Edwards, master, J. Edwards, owner, sailed from Plymouth back to Calcutta.^{[3] [4]}

On 5 March 1820 Dorah, Aikin, master, put into Mauritius. She had been sailing from Bengal when she was caught in a gale and had to throw 500 bags of rice overboard.^[5]

Fate

Dorah, Aikin, master, was wrecked on 4 January 1821 at Table Bay in a hurricane. Her crew was saved.^[6]

References

• Book: Beecroft . J.J. . 1887 . The 66th Berkshire Regiment.
• Book: Hackman, Rowan . 2001 . Ships of the East India Company . Gravesend, Kent . World Ship Society . 0-905617-96-7 .
• Book: Henry . Walter . 1843 . Events of a Military Life: Being Recollections After Service in the Peninsular War, Invasion of France, the East Indies, St. Helena, Canada, and Elsewhere, Volumes 1-2 . William Pickering.
• Book: Phipps, John . 1840. A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... . Scott.

Notes and References

1. The Edinburgh Observer: Or, Town and Country Magazine, Issues 1-11, 8 November 1817, p.119.
2. http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=upenn_main&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=&docId=CS50872581&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "Ship News." Times [London, England] 5 Aug. 1817: 3. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 29 Sept. 2018.
3. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015024214242?urlappend=%3Bseq=164 Register of Shipping (1819), Seq.№320.
4. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015024214242?urlappend=%3Bseq=638 Register of Shipping (1819), "Licensed Ships".
5. Lloyd's List №5507.
6. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2735031?urlappend=%3Bseq=96 Lloyd's List №5576.