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Official Number
10302 |
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Official Number
10302 |
The Chalco was built at Maryport in 1826. She was a barque, felted and yellow-metalled for trading in tropical waters. In 1858 her owners were King & Co. of Bristol, where she was registered. She sailed for Africa in that year, under Capt. E.Boaden.
The Chalco was abandoned at sea and subsequently foundered in
October 1876. She had been trading at Three Towns and Half Jack, and was
carrying a valuable cargo of palm oil and ivory back to her home port of
Bristol under the command of Captain Morgan. He had been stabbed by a native
boy, who had then leapt overboard and tried to swim to the Western Islands,
drowning in the attempt. Subsequently the Chalco met a NW hurricane
and sprang a leak. With 9 feet of water in the hold the crew abandoned
the vessel in their boats and were rescued by the Francis Joseph,
brig, of Jersey,. The crew were returned to Bristol and a BoT Inquiry was
held on the 3rd November 1876 at that port. Although there was evidence
of the good condition of the vessel, the court judged that the abandonment
was justified. The Chalco was owned at the time of her loss by Bristol
African merchants R.&W.P. King.
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