Recovery (1819 ship)
Recovery was launched at Ayre in 1819. She traded between Great Britain and North America and the Caribbean. She suffered three major maritime incidents, the first in 1822 and the second in 1826. Her crew abandoned her at sea in August 1829. Career. "Recovery" first appeared in "Lloyd's Register" ("LR") in 1819. On 25 May 1822 "Recovery", Hamlyn, master, was driven ashore south west of Campbeltown. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Greenock. "Recovery" was refloated on 30 May. The paddlesteamer towed her into Greenock. "Recovery" had lost her anchors and cables  and had been obliged to throw some of her cargo, spars, and stores overboard. While "Recovery" had been on her journey the naval schooners and stopped her in the Gulf of Florida. The schooners were on anti-piracy patrol; they treated "Recovery" with "great politeness". "Recovery", Wilson, master, arrived at Greenock on 5 October 1826 from Jamaica. She had left Jamaica on 5 August. On 7 September she experienced a dreadful gale during which she lost the sternboat, part of the bulwarks, two water casks and sundry articles. Loss. Although the 1829 volume "Lloyd's Register" of showed a voyage  to Bombay, that appears to have been an intention. There is readily available evidence for such voyage. On 28 August 1829 her crew abandoned "Recovery", Patterson, master, in the Atlantic Ocean. A heavy sea had hit her on 24 August at , causing substantial damage and washing overboard one crew member and both her boats. She developed a leak that the pumps could not overcome, forcing her crew to abandon her. "Lyra", May, master, rescued the 13 surviving crew members. "Recovery" was on a voyage from Trinidad to London. "Lyra" had been on her way to England from St Johns, New  Brunswick and she brought the survivors into Plymouth. Notes and citations. Notes Citations