History
United Kingdom
NameVittoria
Launched1813, Gainsborough
FateLast listed 1854
General characteristics
Tons burthen395,[1] or 400[2] (bm)
PropulsionSail

Vittoria was a sailing ship built in 1813 at Gainsborough. She made one voyage transporting convicts to Australia. She was last listed in 1854.

Career

Lloyd's Register for 1813 shows Vittoria, of Hull, with Woodhouse, master, Smith, owner, and trade Hull—London.[2] (At the time Gainsborough was an important port with trade downstream to Hull, and was the most inland port in England, being more than 55 miles (90 km) from the North Sea.)

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1815 C.Brady
Gilchrist
H.Watson		 Todd & Co. London-Petersburg
London–Antigua		 LR
1818 P.Carlisle Mitchell London–Havana LR
1819 Carlisle
Tate
Bennington		 Mitchell London–Havana LR
1821 Bennington
Lacey
Elliot		 Mitchell London–Petersburg
London–Jamaica		 LR
1822 Elliot
Tate		 Mitchell London–Jamaica
London–Trinidad		 LR
1823 Tate
Birmington		 Mitchell London–Trinidad LR; small repairs 1821
1824 Birmington
Tate		 Mitchell London–Elsinor
London–Trinidad		 LR; small repairs 1821 & 1824
1826 Sisk Hill & Co. London–Jamaica LR; small repairs 1821 & 1824
1827 Sisk
J.Ranking		 Hill & Co. London–Jamaica LR; small repairs 1821 & 1824
1828 J.Ranking
J.Smith		 Hill & Co. London transport LR; small repairs 1821 & 1824

Under the command of John Smith, with the surgeon James Dickson, Vittoria sailed from Devonport, England on 1 September 1828, and arrived at Port Jackson on 17 January 1829[1] Vittoria embarked 160 male convicts and had nine deaths en route.[3] Lieutenant Aubyn and 30 men of the 63rd Regiment of Foot provided the guard.

Vittoria left Port Jackson on 24 February 1829 bound for Batavia.[4]

Vittoria, late Smith, master, put into Mauritius on 25 November 1829. On her way from Manila to London she had an encounter in which Malays had killed her master, second mate, boatswain, carpenter, and part of the crew. She was in want of a foremast and extensive repairs.[5] A letter from Mauritius dated 28 November 1829 reported that the killers were four Manila men, taken on there. After they had killed the captain, second mate, boatswain, and a woman, and wounded several crew members, they took command of the vessel. They were able to maintain control for a week before the Chief Mate, whom they had spared to navigate Vittoria to California, was able to regain control of her, after having killed two of the four Manila men. The remaining two were secured and turned over to the authorities when Vittoria reached Mauritius.[6] Vittoria, Andrews, master, arrived at Cowes on 21 May 1830 from Manila.

Further details emerged when she reached Cowes. The murders had taken place on 7 September 1829 at 9°17′N 127°00′E / 9.283°N 127.000°E / 9.283; 127.000. The mutineers had killed the master, second mate, boatswain, carpenter, and a crew man. Vittoria was heavily laden and to lighten her the mutineers had jettisoned part of the cargo and the deckraft. Mr. Andrews, the Chief Mate, had started to plan the vessel's recapture on 9 September, together with the rest of the surviving crew, and succeeded in his plans on 12 September. The two surviving mutineers were tried at Mauritius and one was hanged on Vittoria. The other was reprieved on the scaffold and shipped back to Manila. Vittoria left Mauritius on 2 January 1830 and Saint Helena on 20 March.[7]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1830 J.Smith
H.Andrews		 Hill & Co. London–New South Wales LR
1831 H.Andrews
Foster		 Bolcott & Co. Cowes LR; small repairs 1821 & 1824

In December 1831 it was reported that Vittoria, Foster, master, was dismasted on her way back from Miramichi to Cowes and that 10 crew members had bees swept overboard. She was in Bantry Bay and was expected to put into Beerhaven.[8] When she got to Bearhaven, the gales prevented her from getting into harbour. Foster, the mate, and six crew were taken out, but two men were left behind. Nine men had been killed by falling masts or being swept overboard. When she was finally brought into harbour only the master, mate, and seven seamen had survived.[9] The steamer Superb towed Vittoria from Bearhaven to Cork.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1832 Foster
Mitchell		 Rogers & Co. London–Miramichi LR; small repairs 1821 & 1824, & thorough repair 1832
1835 J.Napier
N.Mitchell		 Mitchell & Co. London–Quebec LR; large repair 1832
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1854 G.Dunning Rogers & Co. Plymouth–Sierra Leone LR; small repairs 1849 & 1853

Fate

Vittoria was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1854.

References

  1. 1 2 Bateson (1959), p. 298-99.
  2. 1 2 Lloyd's Register (1813), Supple. Seq.№V80.
  3. ↑ Bateson (1959), p. 331.
  4. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Thursday 26 February 1829, p.2. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ship News." Times [London, England] 5 March 1830: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Naval Intelligence", 12 March 1830, Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England) Issue: 984.
  7. ↑ "PORTSMOUTH-MAY 22". 24 May 1830, Morning Chronicle (1801) (London, England) Issue: 18952.
  8. ↑ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury, Liverpool, England, 30 December 1831, Issue 1078.
  9. ↑ "MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECKS, AND LOSS OF LIVES". 5 January 1832, Freeman's Journal (Dublin, Ireland).

Sources

  • Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships, 1787-1868. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.


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