Lord Wellington (1811 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Lord Wellington (ship).

An iceberg struck Lord Wellington on 29 June 1821
History
United Kingdom
NameLord Wellington
NamesakeArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Owner
  • 1811:Joseph Holt,Jr., Campion Coates, and John Richardson[1]
  • 1823:Holt & Co.
BuilderJ. Langborne and Co., Whitby[1][2]
Launched1811
FateWrecked 14 May 1823
General characteristics
Tons burthen410,[3][2] or 415 (bm)
PropulsionSail
Armament8 × 18-pounder carronades[4]

Lord Wellington was launched in 1811 at Whitby as a London-based transport. She made one voyage to India c. 1816. In 1821 she made one voyage carrying Swiss settlers to Hudson's Bay. She sank in May 1823 after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic.

  1. ^ a b Weatherill (1908), p. 121.
  2. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 292.
  3. ^ Weatherill (1908), p. 124.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1811 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).