Malta was built in 1802 at Minorca for Spanish owners, probably under another name. As Malta she enters British records in 1807. She traded with the Mediterranean and then more widely until 1818 when she was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope (CGH).
Career Malta first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1807.LR (1807), Supple. pages "M", Seq.No.M35.
Year Master Owner Trade Source 1807 W.Burnet Smith & Co. Leith–Malta LR; damages & good repair 1807 1808 W.BurnetW.Muckle Smith & Co. Leith–Malta LR; good repair 1807 1811 Muckle Smith & Co. Leith–Malta LR; good repair 1807 1815 W.MuckleYoung Cassells Leith–Malta LR; good repair 1807 & repairs 1815 1816 J.Young Sibbald & Co. Leith–Havana LR; good repair 1807 & repairs 1815 1818 Lindsay Blackford London–CGH LR; good repair 1807 & repairs 1815
Fate Malta, Lindsay, master, was wrecked on 7 March 1818 outside Table Bay on her way from London. About two-thirds of the cargo was saved.
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