Lord Wellington (1810 Hull ship)

Lord Wellington was launched in 1810 at Hull, England. She made 20 voyages to Davis Strait and Greenland as a northern whale fishery whaler. She was lost in June 1834 on her 21st voyage.

Career
Lord Wellington first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in June 1810 with H. Rose, master, and [ W.] Bolton, owner. Her trade was Hull–Davis Strait.

The following data is from Coltish:

The following data is from Lloyd's Register:

In 1825, Lord Wellington was one of the vessels that transferred supplies to Active before leaving the whaling grounds. Active had grounded and there was no hope of getting her off until the next year so her captain and some of his crew decided to stay with her and overwinter there.

The following data is from Coltish:

The Register of Shipping (RS) for 1833 showed Lord Wellington with Harrison, master, Shackells, owner, and trade Hull–Greenland. She had had damages repaired in 1827 and 1832, and a thorough repair in 1832.

Fate
Lord Wellington was lost on 15 June 1834 in Melville Bay, Greenland. Her crew were rescued.

On 3 June 1834, Lord Wellington got caught in ice. On 16 June she was caught between ice floes and became a total wreck. Captain Richard Harrison and surgeon Robert Maclean went aboard Dorden. The rest of the crew were split between Norfolk and William Torr.