Palmer List of Merchant Vessels

The British bark, later ship, ASCENDANT was built at Sunderland by Halls, in 1849. She is classed as a bark in the annual volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1850/51-1860/61, but as a square-rigged ship in the volumes for 1861/62-1869/70. 500/562 tons (old/new measurement), 124 x 29.5 x 19.5 feet (length, breadth, depth). The annual volumes of Lloyd's Register for 1850/51-1869/70 give the following additional information:

Master: 1850/51-1860/61 - R. Spencer 1861/62-1863/64 - R. Hopper 1862/63-1869/70 - Cockburn Owner: Temperley Port of Registry: London Port of Survey: 1850/51-1852/53 - London 1853/54-1854/55 - Liverpool 1855/56-1861/62 - London 1861/62-1863/64 - Clydeside 1862/63-1869/70 - London Destined Voyage: 1850/51-1851/52 - Sydney 1851/52-1852/53 - Bermuda 1853/54-1854/55 - Sydney 1855/56-1857/58 - Australia 1858/59 - [not given] 1859/60-1860/61 - India 1861/62 - Australia 1861/62-1863/64 - China 1864/65-1869/70 - [not given]

The ASCENDANT last appears in the annual volume of Lloyd's Register for 1869/70. There is no indication of the reason for her removal, but she was last surveyed in April 1863, and she was most proabably lost or sold foreign within a year or two of that date.

[03 Jul 1997]

ASHLAND (1846)

The U.S. ship ASHLAND, 631 tons, was built at Swansea, Massachusetts, in 1846, and registered at New York on 10 November 1846. The following references indicate that the ASHLAND was a regular participant in the "cotton triangle trade", carrying passengers from Europe (at first from Liverpool, later from Continental ports) to either New York or (later) New Orleans, then proceeding to a Southern port to take on a cargo of cotton, to be delivered to a European port:

1846 - Aaron Hawley, master, advertised as sailing in Dunham & Dimon's Liverpool Line of New York-Liverpool packets.

- Aaron Hawley, master, advertised as sailing in the Schooner Line of New York-Savannah packets.

1847 - William Williams, master, from Liverpool to New York, went ashore on Long Island, April 1847.

- A. Hubbard, master, from Liverpool to New York; passenger manifest dated 20 December 1847 [National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, roll 70, list #993 for 1847].

- John D. Rice, master, advertised as sailing in the Holmes Line of New York-New Orleans packets.

1848 - John D. Rice, master, from Liverpool to New York; passenger manifest dated 21 July 1848 [National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, roll 74, list #787 for 1848].

- John D. Rice, master, advertised as sailing in the Union Line of New York-New Orleans packets.

1849 - John D. Rice, master, from Liverpool to New York; passenger manifest dated 5 June 1849 [National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, roll 80, list #656 for 1849].

- Edward G. [? recte John D.] Rice, master, advertised as sailing in the Black Star Line of New York-Liverpool packets.

- John D. Rice, master, advertised as sailing in the Eagle Line of New York-New Orleans packets.

1850 - John D. Rice, master, from Cork to New York; passenger manifest dated 20 April 1850 [National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, roll 87, list #229 for 1850].

- John D. Rice, master, from Dublin and Liverpool to New York; passenger manifest dated 25 September 1850 [National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, roll 92, list #1102 for 1850].

1853 - Robert B. Benson, master, from Antwerp to New York; passenger manifest dated 5 May 1853 [Germans to America, vol. 4, pp. 419-420].

- Robert B. Benson, master, advertised as sailing in the Union Line of New York-New Orleans packets.

1855 - Fletcher, master, advertised as sailing in the Brigham Line of New York-New Orleans packets.

- Edward Moore, master, from Havre to New Orleans; passenger manifest dated 30 March 1855 [Germans to America, vol. 9, pp.189-190].

1856 - Edward Moore, master, advertised as sailing in the Brigham Line of New York-New Orleans packets.

Sources: Forrest Holdcamper, List of American-flag Merchant Vessels that received Certificates of Enrollment or Registry at the Port of New York, 1789-1867 (Record Groups 41 and 36), National Archives Publication No. 68-10, Special Lists No. 22 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1968), p. 60; Carl C. Cutler,Queens of the Western Ocean; The Story of America's Mail and Passenger Sailing Lines (Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, c1961), 383, 385, 476, 502, 512, 517, 518, 524; Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby, Germans to America; Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports (Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 1988ff), vols. 1-9, covering 1850-1855.

Voyages:

Ship ASHLAND, William Williams, master, bound from Liverpool to New York with a cargo of iron, coal, and salt, and 160 steerage passengers, went ashore "at South Hampton, opposite Meacock's Bay, Long Island", on the night of 29/30 April 1847 [New York Evening Post for 1 and 5 May 1847]; the ship was later refloated, and brought to New York [Evening Post, 28 May 1847]. For further details on this event, see the maritime news column of the New York Herald.

[15 Nov 1997]

Swedish bark ASTRID [1899] - See: ASTRONOM (1863)

ASTRONOM (1863)
ASTRID [1899]

Photograph of the ASTRONOM under sail, after 1875 (when re-rigged as a bark). Nautical Photo Agency. Source: Peter-Michael Pawlik, Von der Weser in die Welt; Die Geschichte der Segelschiffe von Weser und Lesum und ihrer Bauwerften 1770 bis 1893, Schriften des Deutschen Schiffahrtsmuseums, Bd. 33 (Hamburg: Kabel, c1993), p. 396. To request a larger copy of this scan, click on the picture.

The Bremen ship ASTRONOM was built at Burg (now Bremen-Burg) by J. H. Bosse, and was launched on 4 March 1863. 394 Commerzlasten / 802 tons register; 43,1 x 8,7 x 5,9 meters (length x beam x depth of hold).

Owner: 1863-1876 - Joh. Diedr. Koncke, Bremen 1876-1891 - Carl Bohlken, Bremen 1891-1899 - H. J. Fisser, Bremen Master: 1863-1885 - August Klopper Krippner R. Krause R. Hamer H. Seeke R. Schoon

In 1875, the ASTRONOM was re-rigged as a bark. In 1899, she was sold to S. M. Bjorkegren, of Simrishamn, Sweden, who renamed her ASTRID, and in 1909 re-rigged her as a lighter. Her captains under the Swedish flag were P. Thorsson (1899-1905) and A. H. T. Thorsson (from 1905). Her ultimate fate is not known.

Source: Peter-Michael Pawlik, Von der Weser in die Welt; Die Geschichte der Segelschiffe von Weser und Lesum und ihrer Bauwerften 1770 bis 1893, Schriften des Deutschen Schiffahrtsmuseums, Bd. 33 (Hamburg: Kabel, c1993), p. 396, no. 103.

[30 Nov 1997]

1846 -	Aaron Hawley, master, advertised as sailing in Dunham & Dimon's Liverpool Line of New York-Liverpool packets.
-	Aaron Hawley, master, advertised as sailing in the Schooner Line of New York-Savannah packets.
1847 -	William Williams, master, from Liverpool to New York, went ashore on Long Island, April 1847.
-	A. Hubbard, master, from Liverpool to New York; passenger manifest dated 20 December 1847 [National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, roll 70, list #993 for 1847].
-	John D. Rice, master, advertised as sailing in the Holmes Line of New York-New Orleans packets.
1848 -	John D. Rice, master, from Liverpool to New York; passenger manifest dated 21 July 1848 [National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, roll 74, list #787 for 1848].
-	John D. Rice, master, advertised as sailing in the Union Line of New York-New Orleans packets.
1849 -	John D. Rice, master, from Liverpool to New York; passenger manifest dated 5 June 1849 [National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, roll 80, list #656 for 1849].
-	Edward G. [? recte John D.] Rice, master, advertised as sailing in the Black Star Line of New York-Liverpool packets.
-	John D. Rice, master, advertised as sailing in the Eagle Line of New York-New Orleans packets.
1850 -	John D. Rice, master, from Cork to New York; passenger manifest dated 20 April 1850 [National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, roll 87, list #229 for 1850].
-	John D. Rice, master, from Dublin and Liverpool to New York; passenger manifest dated 25 September 1850 [National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, roll 92, list #1102 for 1850].
1853 -	Robert B. Benson, master, from Antwerp to New York; passenger manifest dated 5 May 1853 [Germans to America, vol. 4, pp. 419-420].
-	Robert B. Benson, master, advertised as sailing in the Union Line of New York-New Orleans packets.
1855 -	Fletcher, master, advertised as sailing in the Brigham Line of New York-New Orleans packets.
-	Edward Moore, master, from Havre to New Orleans; passenger manifest dated 30 March 1855 [Germans to America, vol. 9, pp.189-190].
1856 -	Edward Moore, master, advertised as sailing in the Brigham Line of New York-New Orleans packets.