Stately - a general history

Official No. 14160; Code Letters LKWV.

Owners: Ord & Co (William & Thomas B Errington, B Ord, George Moon & JP Denton, Hartlepool) Sunderland; 1865 William Gray & Co, Hartlepool.

Masters: 1849-52 Lawrence Tulloch (C.N.5056 Shields 1851); 1852 Herd; 1852 Matches; 1855 Whiting; 1856-57 Carruthers; 1861 F Walkins; 1862-67 William Clouston (b.1827 Stromness C.N. 23795 Newcastle-on-Tyne 1861); 1867 William; 1867-68 G Slater; 1869-70 T Smith.

Miscellaneous: 19 May 1867 left Leghorn with a cargo of marble bound for Boston, USA arriving in July. During the voyage they encountered a severe gale which caused her to spring a leak. The crew of 13 were ordered to the pumps & worked them for about 24 hours after which all but the mate & the carpenter refused to work anymore demanding that the vessel put to a port for repairs. The master, Slater refused to agree to their request because that would have been a costly delay & ordered them to continue at the pumps. All but the boatswain refused & the rest of the crew went below. The master had all the provisions locked up in the cabin & he, the mate, carpenter & boatswain continued working the pumps. After another 24 hours or so the others came aft asking for food & the master told them if they returned to their duties he would release the provisions. They all agreed except for the ringleader who was put in irons.

Voyages: from Hartlepool via Valparaiso for Sacramento, arriving in January 1852 with a cargo of coal & 13 passengers; 1853-55 Liverpool for Islay; 1857 Swansea for the West Indies; 1867 Sunderland for the Indian Continent; 1870 Hartlepool for Quebec; 1870 Hartlepool for Gibraltar.

Bound from Cronstadt for Elsinore Stately was wrecked on Neckman’s Grund in the Gulf of Finland on 20 October 1870. No lives were lost.

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