Lalla Rookh (1825 ship) explained

Lalla Rookh was a wooden sailing vessel, 333 tons, built by Thomas Metcalfe & Son in South Shields, "rigged as a Snow",[1] meaning that, unlike a normal brig, she had an extra lower square sail on the main mast, which provided additional power.[2] She was completed in March 1825 and owned by Thomas & John Fenwick of North Shields.[1]

On 12 August 1825 Lalla Rookh, under Captain B. R. Jones arrived at Liverpool from Quebec with cargo of timber and wheat.[3] In early October, she was bound for Miramichi,[4] and on 24 December arrived back at Liverpool, under Jones, from Miramichi,[5] described as "of North Shields".[6]

On 19 April 1826 she sailed for Miramichi under Jones,[7] and on 19 July 1826 arrived back in Liverpool.[8]

From November 1826[9] [10] to August 1827 there were further trips between Liverpool and Quebec under Jones.[11]

In 1828 she trades at Malta and Smyrna under Captain Jones,[12] [13] carrying goods such as berries, currants and cotton.[14]

On 23 October 1829 she sailed from Trieste under Green.[15]

On 9 April 1831 she was at sea en route from Mobile to Liverpool.[16]

On 15 May 1832 Lalla Rookh "of Newcastle" arrives in Liverpool from Alexandria, Virginia(?), under Captain Green.[17] [18]

On 8 April 1833, she returns to Liverpool from New Orleans under Green.[19] On 26 April she is loaded for a voyage to Charleston.[20] On 13 November 1833 she sails for Mobile under Green.[21] On 8 February 1834 "the brig Lalla Rookh", under Green, anchored at Port Antonio, Jamaica, for a few days en route to Mobile, 57 days after leaving Liverpool. She had picked up passengers from an American brig, who had rescued them from the wreck of the Sneaton Castle.[22]

On 14 May 1835 Lalla Rookh under Captain Green was reported to be "from Mobile at the Clyde".[23] On 21 September 1835 she arrived at Kingston upon Hull from Quebec under Captain Green,[18] having sustained damage after striking the pier, with "ten feet water in her hold".[24]

Lalla Rookh was wrecked near Wick, near the northern tip of mainland Scotland, around midnight on 11 or 12 April 1836.[25] She was sailing from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Quebec in ballast under the command of Captain Green, during a severe easterly gale, and was driven onto rocks at Elzy, a couple of miles east of Wick. The ship was described as "of and from Newcastle".[26] The crew were all saved.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lalla Rookh 1825 . Tyne Built Ships & Shipbuilders . 23 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Rapid. History Trust of South Australia. Bound for South Australia 1836 . 14 May 2009 . 31 January 2021.
  3. News: Liverpool Mercury. British America. 12 Aug 1825 . Naval Intelligence . 732. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. (Microfilm reel 3464).
  4. News: Liverpool Mercury. Vessels spoken at sea. Naval Intelligence. 7 Oct 1825. 750. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. (Microfilm reel 3464).
  5. News: Morning Post. Ship news. 27 Dec 1825. 17167. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  6. News: Newcastle Courant. Marine Intelligence. 7 Jan 1826. 7787. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. (Microfilm reel 0581.
  7. News: Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. Vessels sailed from Liverpool. 19 April 1826. 4. 70. 2. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. (Microfilm reel 3464).
  8. News: Morning Post. Ship news. 22 July 1826. 17346. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. .
  9. News: Morning Post. Ship news: East India Shipping. 10 Nov 1826. 17443. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. .
  10. News: Morning Post. Ship news. 6 Dec 1826. 17465. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. .
  11. News: Newcastle Courant. Marine Intelligence. 25 August 1827. 7872. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. (Microfilm reel 0582.
  12. News: Liverpool Mercury. Vessels spoken at sea. Naval Intelligence. 7 Mar 1828. 876. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. (Microfilm reel 3467).
  13. News: Liverpool Mercury. Vessels spoken at sea. Naval Intelligence: Vessels sailed. 8 Aug 1828. 898. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. (Microfilm reel 3464).
  14. News: Liverpool Mercury. Mediterranean. Imports. 4 July 1828. 893. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. (Microfilm reel 3467).
  15. News: Liverpool Mercury. Naval Intelligence: Vessels sailed. 30 Oct 1829. 965. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. (Microfilm reel 3468).
  16. News: Liverpool Mercury. Naval Intelligence: Vessels sailed. 27 May 1831. 1047. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. (Microfilm reel 3470).
  17. News: Morning Post. Ship news. 19 May 1832. 19150. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. .
  18. News: Newcastle Journal. Marine intelligence. 3 Oct 1835. IV. 179. 3. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. .
  19. News: Morning Post. Ship news. 11 April 1833. 19451. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. .
  20. News: Liverpool Mercury. Naval Intelligence. 26 April 1833. 1147. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. (Microfilm reel 3472).
  21. News: Newcastle Journal. Marine intelligence. 23 Nov 1833. 82. 3. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. .
  22. News: Morning Chronicle. Ship news. 2 April 1834. 20156. British Library (microfilm reel 0222) via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. .
  23. News: Liverpool Mercury. Shipping Intelligence: Vessels sailed. 22 May 1835 . 1255. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. (Microfilm reel 3474).
  24. News: Morning Post. Ship news. 29 Sep 1835. 20221. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. .
  25. Web site: Lalla Rookh 1825 . Tyne Built Ships & Shipbuilders . 23 January 2021.
  26. News: John O'Groat Journal. Shipping: Wick shipping list. 2 May 1836. 4. 30. Wick, Scotland. British Library (microfilm 2357) via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..

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