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*Low, Charles Rathbone (1877) ''History of the Indian Navy: (1613-1863) '' (R. Bentley and son).
*Low, Charles Rathbone (1877) ''History of the Indian Navy: (1613-1863) '' (R. Bentley and son).
*Parkinson, Cyril Northcote (1954) ''War in the Eastern Seas, 1793—1815''. (George Allen & Unwin).
*Parkinson, Cyril Northcote (1954) ''War in the Eastern Seas, 1793—1815''. (George Allen & Unwin).
* {{cite book |last=Hackman |first=Rowan |date=2001 |title=Ships of the East India Company |location=Gravesend, Kent |publisher=World Ship Society |isbn=0-905617-96-7 |ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|last=Phipps|first=John, (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta)|year=1840|title=A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ...|publisher=Scott|ref=harv}}
*''Reports and Papers on the Impolicy of Employing Indian Built Ships in the Trade of the East-India Company, and of Admitting Them to British Registry: With Observation on Its Injurious Consequences to the Landed and Shipping Interests, and to the Numerous Branches of Trade Dependent on the Building and Equipment of British-built Ships''. (1809). (London:Blacks and Parry).
*''Reports and Papers on the Impolicy of Employing Indian Built Ships in the Trade of the East-India Company, and of Admitting Them to British Registry: With Observation on Its Injurious Consequences to the Landed and Shipping Interests, and to the Numerous Branches of Trade Dependent on the Building and Equipment of British-built Ships''. (1809). (London:Blacks and Parry).
*Select Committee on Petitions Relating to East-India-Built Shipping, House of Commons, Parliament of Great Britain (1814) ''Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Petitions Relating to East-India-built Shipping''. (His Majesty's Stationery Office).
*Select Committee on Petitions Relating to East-India-Built Shipping, House of Commons, Parliament of Great Britain (1814) ''Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Petitions Relating to East-India-built Shipping''. (His Majesty's Stationery Office).

Revision as of 12:17, 11 April 2020

For other ships with the same name, see Ardaseer (ship) and HMS Arrogant.

History
Great Britain
NameShah Ardaseer
BuilderBombay Dockyard
Launchedc.1786
FateBurnt 13 September 1809
General characteristics
Tons burthen86013⁄94,[1] or 868, or 900[2] (bm)
Armament2 × 9-pounder guns + 22 × 12-pounder guns "Of the New Construction"
NotesThree decks; teak built[2]
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Arrogant
Acquired7 August 1810
FateSold 1842
General characteristics
Tons burthen1439[3] (bm)

Shah Ardaseer was built at Bombay, probably in 1786 (see below). English transliterations of her name show her as Shah or Shaw + Adaseer, or Ardaseer, or Ardasier, or Adasier, or Ardasheer, or Ardeseer, or Ardesir. A fire on 13 September 1809 at Bombay burnt her. She then may have been recovered, repaired, and enlarged to become the hulk HMS Arrogant, which was moved to Trincomalee in 1822 and sold there in 1842.

Career

Shah Ardaseer was built in Bombay in 1784,[4] 1786,[5] or 1787,[6][7][8] or 1788.[9](Although there are more cites for 1787, it is not clear that they represent independent information.) She was primarily a "country ship", that is, she primarily traded east of the Cape of Good Hope, thus not trespassing on the British East India Company's monopoly on the trade between Britain and the Far East.

In 1798 her master was W[illiam] Dawson and her owner Dady Nasserwanjee.[10]

That said, Shaw Ardasher did visit England. She entered the Registry of Great Britain on 31 August 1799.[1] Ardaseer then appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1800 with Maughan, master, Adamson, owner, and trade London–India.[2] (LR and the Register of Shipping carried this data unchanged into 1806.)

On 29 December 1799, Shaw Ardaseer, Smith, master, sailed from Gravesend, bound for India.[11]

Lloyd's List reported on 30 May 1800 that Shaw Ardrasier had run down and sunk Westmoreland, Ayre, master. Westmoreland was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Grenada. Her crew was saved.[12]

The government in India in preparation for sending an expedition to the Red Sea engaged three country ships, Shaw Ardesir, Cumbrian, and Minerva, and commissioned them on terms that would permit them to share in prize money.[13]

Shah Ardasheer then served as a transport to support General Sir David Baird's expedition to the Red Sea,[14] which in turn had the objective of supporting General Sir Ralph Abercrombie at the battle of Alexandria.

Main article: Transport vessels for the British expedition to the Red Sea (1801)

In 1803 Shaw Ardeseer appeared in a list of vessels registered at Bombay. Her master was Thomas Maughan, and her owner Dady Nasserwanjee.[15] She spent much of her time sailing between Bombay and Canton in the cotton trade.

On 10 January 1805 Ardaseer shoaled on a bank at 10°35′N 107°45′E / 10.583°N 107.750°E / 10.583; 107.750.[16]

Fate

In September of 1809 Shah Ardasheer was at Bombay loading a cargo for London. Her owners had arranged insurance of £124,440 for her and her cargo for the voyage. The insurance policy was completed on 27 December 1809.[17] However, by that time she had already burnt at Bombay.

In the night of 13 September 1809 Shah Ardasheer caught fire. An alarm was raised and Mr. Kempt, the chief officer, hailed the warships around her for help. Captain Wainright of HMS Iphigenia, responded with 100 men, buckets, and an "engine". HMS Chiffone and Teignmouth also sent men. Despite their efforts, Ardaseer could not be saved. Unable to stop the fire, the rescuers scuttled her in the harbour.[18]

HMS Arrogant

From 1804 to 1810, when she was broken up, HMS Arrogant had sat in Bombay harbour as a floating battery, receiving ship and then sheer hulk. The Admiralty ordered the purchase of the mercantile Ardaseir.[19] Admiral Drury renamed the purchased vessel HMS Arrogant and decided to use her as a floating hospital.[20]

There is no record of the construction at Bombay Dockyard of an Ardesir in 1810.[21] This raises the possibility that Arrogant was Shah Ardasheer raised and rebuilt, which would also account for the increase in burthen.

HMS Arrogant was registered as a third rate in 1827. She was moved to Trincomalee on 19 November 1822. She was sold in 1842.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. ^ a b Select... (1814), p. 86.
  2. ^ a b c LR (1800), Seq.№530.
  3. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 403.
  4. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 243.
  5. ^ Reports... (1809), p. 242.
  6. ^ Phipps (1840), p. 168.
  7. ^ Low (1877), p. 538.
  8. ^ Wadia (1957), p. 334.
  9. ^ Bulley (2000), p. 181.
  10. ^ Bombay Almanack and Register...for 1798, p.101.
  11. ^ Lloyd's List (LL) №4011, Ship arrivals and departure (SAD) data.
  12. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4054). 30 May 1800.
  13. ^ Bulley (2000), p. 69.
  14. ^ Select... (1814), p. 655.
  15. ^ East-India register and directory (1803), p.269.
  16. ^ Naval Chronicle, (January–July 1813), Vol. 29, p.429.
  17. ^ Select Reports (1824), Apppendix: Committee on Marine Insurance, p.46.
  18. ^ Naval Chronicle, Vol. 23, (January–July 1810), pp.279-80.
  19. ^ WSinfield (2008), p. 403.
  20. ^ Parkinson (1954), p. 356.
  21. ^ Wadia, 1857 & pp-338–339.

References

  • Bulley, Anne (2000) The Bombay Country Ships, 1790-1833. (Routledge) ISBN 978-0700712366
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Low, Charles Rathbone (1877) History of the Indian Navy: (1613-1863) (R. Bentley and son).
  • Parkinson, Cyril Northcote (1954) War in the Eastern Seas, 1793—1815. (George Allen & Unwin).
  • Phipps, John, (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta) (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Reports and Papers on the Impolicy of Employing Indian Built Ships in the Trade of the East-India Company, and of Admitting Them to British Registry: With Observation on Its Injurious Consequences to the Landed and Shipping Interests, and to the Numerous Branches of Trade Dependent on the Building and Equipment of British-built Ships. (1809). (London:Blacks and Parry).
  • Select Committee on Petitions Relating to East-India-Built Shipping, House of Commons, Parliament of Great Britain (1814) Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Petitions Relating to East-India-built Shipping. (His Majesty's Stationery Office).
  • Wadia, R. A., (1957; 1986) The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. (Bombay)
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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