British Merchant east indiaman 'Cumberland' (1802)

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Cumberland	14685
Nominal Guns	Unknown
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	East India Company
Acquired	1802
Shipyard	Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards
Constructor	John DudmanBritish Ship Builder Service 1750-1817
Category	Merchant
Ship Type	East Indiaman
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	1817
Becomes	Chilean Third Rate ship of the line 'San Martin' (1817) (64) 1817-1821 Chilean 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalent
Length of Gundeck165' 0"Imperial Feet50.292
Breadth42' 0"Imperial Feet12.8016
Burthen1,260Tons BM

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1802 - 1814IORMAR

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
15.11.1802 - 1808Captain (HEIC)IORMAR24.10.1808 - 8.10.1810Captain (HEIC)IORMAR

Service History

DateEventSource
14.2.1804Battle of Pulo Aura

Notes on Ship

EIC JournalIORMAR

Built by Dudman, launched 1802, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 165ft 6½in, keel 133ft 10in, breadth 42ft 1in, hold 17ft 2in, wing transom 25ft 10in, port cell 29ft 10in, waist 4ft, between decks 6ft 7in, 1260 tons.

Principal Managing Owners:

1-6 William Borradaile

7 Richardson Borradaile.

Voyages:

(1) 1802/3 Cape, Madras and China. Capt William Ward Farrer. Downs 30 Jan 1803 - 27 Mar Cape - 19 May Madras - 7 Jul Penang - 30 Jul Malacca - 25 Aug Whampoa - 30 Oct Second Bar - left China 6 Feb 1804 - 18 Feb Malacca - 3 Mar Penang - 10 Jun St Helena - 14 Aug Long Reach.

(2) 1804/5 Madras and China. Capt William Ward Farrer. Portsmouth 25 Apr 1805 - 23 Aug Madras - 18 Sep Penang - 22 Oct Malacca - 20 Dec Whampoa - 6 Feb 1806 Macao - 18 Mar Malacca - 27 Mar Penang - 2 Jul St Helena - 13 Sep Long Reach. engagement with three French ships 7 Aug 1805.

(3) 1806/7 Madras and China. Capt William Ward Farrer. Portsmouth 26 Feb 1807 - 30 Jun 1808 moorings.

(4) 1808/9 Bombay and China. Capt Peter Wedderburn. Portsmouth 24 Feb 1809 - 25 Jun Bombay - 31 Aug Penang - 18 Oct Macao - 4 Nov Whampoa - 22 Dec Second Bar - 21 May 1810 St Helena - 2 Aug Long Reach.

(5) 1810/1 Bombay and China. Capt Thomas Hutton Wilkinson. Torbay 16 Feb 1811 - 28 Apr Simons Bay - 8 Jun Bombay - 21 Aug Penang - 2 Oct Whampoa - 2 Dec Second Bar - 21 Mar 1812 St Helena - 15 May Long Reach.

(6) 1812/3 China. Capt Thomas Hutton Wilkinson. Portsmouth 18 Mar 1813 - 11 Apr Tenerife - 15 Jun Cape - 6 Sep Whampoa - 5 Jan 1614 Second Bar - 26 May St Helena - 10 Aug Long Reach.

(7) 1815/6 Bombay and China. Capt Thomas Hutton Wilkinson. Downs 23 Jan 1816 - 15 May Bombay - 6 Aug Malacca - 3 Sep Whampoa - 24 Dec Second Bar - 12 Mar 1817 St Helena - 16 May Long Reach.

Voyage history
Seven (7) voyages to India and China in the period 1802-1817

January 1803 - August 1804 (Cape, Madras & China)

April 1805 - September 1806 (Madras & China)

February 1807 - June 1808 (Madras & China)

February 1809 - August 1810 (Bombay & China)

February 1811 - May 1812 (Bombay & China)

March 1813 - August 1814 (China)

January 1816 - May 1817 (Bombay & China)

Commanded by Captain William Ward Farrer (1760-) on first three voyages between 1803-1808.

Part of 1805 convoy conveying Lachlan Macquarie to India.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

IORMAR Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Ricardo Rees Jones on Friday 26th of March 2021 20:01

A clear and complete description about the good ship "Cumberland". When she crashed into the beach in the bay of Chorrillos, Perú, she was under the control of her Captain,and of viceadmiral Lord Thomas Cochrane of the Chilean Navy. They were following orders to fight the Spanish Royal kingdom that had governed Perú,Chile and other Latin American regions as Colonies during several centuries. Many thanks!

Posted by AvM on Saturday 21st of September 2019 08:11

From my book "navies of the World 1816-1859"

An East India Company ship Cumberland built for William Borradaile. Registered London #496/02 on 10 Dec 1802 as 1355 63/94 tons. Armed as privateer in 20.06.1803, 17.12.1808, 1810, & 4.03.1811 armed with 36x18pdr. Re-registered #14 on 16.01.1818 as 1366 31/94t . 13.2.1818 sailed for Valparaiso from London after being sold to the Chilean navy . 22.5.1818 arrived at Valparaiso in 103 days under Wilkinson from London, then on 2.8.18 reported as fitting out at Valparaiso. Purchased on 22.08.1818 for 200,000 pesos at England by the Chilean agent Conarco and after conversion sent to Chile under Wilkinson. She served as a flagship of Lord Cochrane. In July 1821 sent with wheat seized at Mollendo to Chorrillos, where an onshore wind caused that San Martin dragging her broken anchor, ran aground. The heavy swell pounded her into a wreck.

Posted by AvM on Saturday 21st of September 2019 08:08

Please note your have SAN MARTIN in your database

index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=12560

so its need a link

Posted by AvM on Saturday 21st of September 2019 08:06

From HAckman book

CUMBERLAND. Ship. 1802-1817.
1260.69/94 bm. 133'10 x 42'1 x 17'2
11.11.1802: Launched by Dudman, Deptford, for William Borradaile. Captain William Ward Farrer.
1) 30.1.1803 - 14.8.1804: Cape of Good Hope, Ceylon and China.
2) 25.4.1805 - 7.9.1806: China direct.
3) 26.2.1807 - 30.6.1808: Coromandel Coast and China.
4) 24.2.1808 - 2.8.1810: Bombay and China.
5) 16.2.1811 - 15.5.1812: Bombay and China. Captain Thomas H.Wilkinson.
6) 18.3.1813 - 10.8.1814: China direct.
7) 23.1.1816 - 16.5.1817: Bombay and China.
13.2.1818: Sailed for Valparaiso after being sold to the Chilean Navy.
22.5.1818: Arrived at Valparaiso. Converted to 3rd Rate, 60, and renamed SAN MARTIN.
2.8.1818: Reported as fitting out at Valparaiso. Sailed to take part in the blockade of Callao.
8.1821: Wrecked in the Bay of Chorillos, Chile.

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