Cumbrian (1811 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Cumbrian |
| Namesake | Cumbria |
| Owner | Wright, Brandon & Co.(1819) |
| Builder | Quintin Blackburn, South Shields |
| Launched | 24 January 1803 |
| Fate | Condemned 14 September 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 374, or 375 (bm) |
| Complement | 50 (1834) |
| Armament |
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Cumbrian was launched at Shields in 1811. Initially, during the last years of the Napoleonic Wars, Cumbrian was a transport. After the end of the war she became a West Indiaman. In 1817 she made one voyage to Bengal, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). In 1819 she became a whaler, sailing from Kingston upon Hull to the northern whale fishery (Greenland (Gr) and Davis Strait (DS)). From 1835 on she left whaling and started trading more widely, to North America, Bombay, and Africa. She was driven ashore in August 1844, refloated, and subsequently condemned.