Cato was a merchant vessel launched at Kingston upon Hull in 1807. She was a West Indiaman, a transport ship, and traded across the Atlantic between England and North America. She foundered in November 1841.
Career Cato first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1808.LR (1808), Supple. pages "C", Seq.№C58.
Year Master Owner Trade Source 1808 OrtonHossack Staniforth London–West IndiesLondon– LR
Captain John Hossack acquired a letter of marque on 6 December 1808.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1810 Archer Staniforth London–St Thomas LR 1815 R. Morton Pizzie & Co. London–Antigua LR 1820 R. Morton Pizzie & Co. London–Antigua LR; large repair 1818 1825 W.Sadler J.Rowe Cork transport LR; large repair 1818 & thorough repair 1823
A gale on 13 January 1828 drove the transport ship Cato, and several other vessels, ashore in Mountbatten Bay. The initial report was that her rudder had been unshipped and that her keel was much damaged, but that it was expected that she would be refloated."AWFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE". Morning Chronicle (London, England), 19 January 1828; Issue 18205.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1830 R.MoonC.Crawford Sope & Co. Cork LR; damages repaired 1828 1835 Crossman Pope Plymouth–America LR; large repair 1835
Lloyd's List reported on 22 December 1835 that Cato had arrived at Liverpool from Quebec in a much damaged state.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1840 J.Taylor Pope Plymouth–America LR; large repair 1835, damages repaired 1836, and small repairs 1841 1844 J.Taylor Pope Plymouth–Quebec LR; large repair 1835, damages repaired 1836, and small repairs 1841
Fate On 11 November 1844 her crew, who were rescued, abandoned Cato west south west of the Isles of Scilly. She had become waterlogged as she sailed from Quebec City, to Plymouth. Her entry in LR bears the annotation "Abandoned".LR (1844), Seq.№C254.
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