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Hugh Matthie
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Official Number
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The Hugh Matthie was a ship built by Kelsick Wood & Sons
at Maryport, launched on the 18th March 1843. She was registered at Liverpool
and was first commanded by Capt.Joseph Sparks (see Source 1).
The Hugh Matthie was wrecked upon the reefs at Port Louis, Mauritius,
during a hurricane on the 4th January,1844 (see Source 1, 2, 3 & 4).
The vessel remained on the reef until a further storm on the 21st February
seems to have put an end to her. It was subsequently reported (see Source
5) that the hull of the vessel had been sold for 1,500 dollars.
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Name
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Year Built
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Gross Tons
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Length (feet)
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Breadth (feet)
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Depth (feet)
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Masts
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Figurehead
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Stern
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Lloyd's Classn.
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Hugh Matthie
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1843
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538
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116.3
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25.9
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19.4
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3
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Man
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Square
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Sources :
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BoT Transcripts of Liverpool Shipping Register No.100 for 1843 (at Merseyside
Maritime Museum).
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For further details of the wreck see extracts from Le Mauricien newspaper
(10th Jan. & 24th Feb.1844) at Paul Benyon's website Mauritius
Shipping - The Late Gales .
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The Cumberland Pacquet newspaper, 9th April, 1844, page 3 - states that
the "fine new ship" Hugh Matthie, Sparks, of Workington, was driven
ashore during a hurricane on the 15th January, had her masts cut away,
and was straight away got off again.
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The Indian Mail, Vol.1, 1843/4, page 399 (edition of Tuesday, 7th May 1844)
- " The Persian reports the total wreck of the British ships Hugh
Matthie and Mariam from Calcutta with emigrants."
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The Times newspaper, Saturday, 4th May 1844, page 6.