Apollo (1819 ship)

Apollo was launched in Bristol in 1819 as a West Indiaman. New owners in 1838 shifted her homeport to Dundee; she then sailed between Dundee and Montreal. In September 1843 she rescued the crew of a vessel that had foundered. In September 1846 a hurricane so damaged her that the crew and passengers abandoned her. Two passing schooners rescued them.

Career
Apollo first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1820.

In 1838 new owners moved Apollo's homeport and registry to Dundee.

Her crew abandoned Wanstead at 46°N, 55.5°W on 27 September 1843 in the Atlantic Ocean. Apollo, of Dundee, Walker, master, rescued the master and crew and brought them into Quebec.

Fate
Apollo was on a voyage from Dundee to Montreal when a gale on 19 September 1846 in the Atlantic Ocean (45.85°N, -35.3°W) turned into a hurricane that washed a boy overboard and so damaged her that she was in danger of foundering. On 24 September the schooners Victoria and Paragon rescued the passengers and crew; Victoria took 23 to Waterford and Paragon took the rest. LR for 1846 carried the annotation "Abandoned" by her name.

Her hulk was reportedly last sighted on 12 December at 29°N, -20°W. However, this may have been the wreck of another Apollo that was lost in December.