Medusa was launched at Whitby in 1813. She spent a number of years as a transport, but from the mid-1820s on she sailed between England and Canada. She was abandoned in a sinking state on 1 January 1834.
Career Medusa first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1813 with Hutchinson, master, Barrick, owner, and trade London transport.LR (1813), Supple. pages "M", Seq.№M87.
Year Master Owner Trade Source 1814 Hutchinson Barrick London transport LR 1819 Hutchinson Capt. & Co. Plymouth transport LR
In 1820 Medusa may have participated in the British government's 1820 Settlers scheme to bring settlers to South Africa. She arrived at Simon's Bay on 17 June 1820. However there is no record of any passengers arriving on her.
Year Master Owner Trade Source 1822 Hutchinson Capt. & Co. Cork transport LR 1825 Hutchinson Hutchinson London–Prince Edward Island LR 1828 J.Sampson J.Sampson Dublin–Quebec LR 1833 J.Sampson J.Sampson Dublin–Quebec LR
Lloyd's List reported on 23 September 1828 that Medusa, Sampson, master, had saved the crew of Evander at .
Fate Medusa was lost around 1833. She is no longer listed in Lloyd's Register in 1834. Lloyd's List reported on 7 January 1834 that a Medusa had been abandoned at sea 60 miles off Flamborough Head. On 1 January 1834 Clyde rescued all ten people on board Medusa, of Whitby as she was in a sinking state. The survivors were Captain Wilson, his wife, and eight crew men. Clyde brought them into Grimsby on 4 January."Ship News." Times [London, England 7 Jan. 1834: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Nov. 2019.]
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