Driver (clipper)

History
United States
NameDriver
OwnerDavid Ogden et al
Port of registryNew York
RouteLiverpool – Port of New York
BuilderCurrier and Townsend, Newburyport
Launched1854
In service7 September 1854
Out of service1856
FateLost at sea, February 1856
General characteristics
Class and typeBarque/Clipper
Tons burthen1594 bom
Sail planThree-masted barque

Driver was a clipper ship, constructed for David Ogden et al in 1854 at Newburyport, Massachusetts. She sailed between New York and Liverpool carrying immigrants to the US for the Red Cross Line. She was lost at sea with no known survivors after setting sail from Liverpool 12 February 1856. 377 died.

Development and design

Driver was constructed in Newburyport in 1854 for David Ogden et al. It seems likely that she was constructed by Currier and Townsend as were the other clippers owned by David Ogden that sailed for the same Red Cross Line.[1]

Question has been raised over her characterisation as a true clipper ship due to her less clipper like hull shape, however her sail plan was lofty and heavily sparred allowing her to reach great speed.[2] Advertisements of the day certainly described her as a clipper – "The magnificent first-class extraordinary fast-sailing American-built Clipper Ship DRIVER."[3]

Service history

Driver made four successful return voyages between New York and Liverpool under the captaincy of Nicholas Holberton. He was an experienced captain who had been the master of the ships Noemi[4] and Andrew Foster[5] for the same shipowners.

The ship left Newburyport on 7 September 1854 for St John's New Brunswick,[6] then to Liverpool. She arrived in England for the first time 28 October 1854.[7] After what seems to have been a number of aborted starts due to leaks,[8] Driver left for her first westward voyage to New York on 25 January 1855.[9]

Passage on the ship was advertised by the Tapscott's line for travel to New York. Freight was also carried. A berth could be booked for a family for £1 deposit. Weekly provisions for the journey were 3lbs of good Navy bread, 1lb of flour, 2lbs of oatmeal, 1lb of beef, 1lb of pork, 1lb of peas, 1lb of rice, 1lb of sugar, 2oz of tea, 2oz of salt and a pint of vinegar for the voyage. Each adult was provided with 3 quarts of water daily. Utensils and bedding were to be provided by the passengers. These advertisements were run extensively and continued to include Driver in their shipping list even months after her loss.[3]

Driver arrived safely in New York on 14 February 1855.[10] For the return voyage on 21 April she had 151 passengers on board. Many were returning emigrants.[11]

She arrived Liverpool 11 May 1855[12] and left again for New York on 8 June.[13] She arrived in America after a voyage of 38 days on the 16 July.[14]

Her following journeys were as follows; left New York around 27 August 1855,[15] to arrive back in Liverpool 19 September.[16] Then she left Liverpool 17 October[17] and arrived in New York before 27 November.[18]

While on her final eastward voyage to England, 17 year old seaman Peter Connolly stabbed able seaman William Henry Barnes during an altercation. Barnes died in hospital not long after their arrival in Liverpool on 19 January 1856.[19] Connolly was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a month's imprisonment with hard labour. The judge considered this a lenient service for Connolly as the deceased was "a very violent man".[20]

Two passengers on board ship for this journey were convicted of theft from a fellow passenger. A box of goods worth £350 was taken from Louis Sancan by John Flood and William Johnson. They were convicted after Mr Sancan identified his belongings in the accused home.[21]

Driver left Liverpool for on her final voyage on 12 February.[22] She carried a crew of 6 officers, 22 men and 344 passengers. A full list of passengers and officers was published in the New York Herald of 22 June 1856.[23]

Loss at Sea

Driver was never heard from again.[23] She was presumed lost in the ice of the North Atlantic. Newspapers of the time reported that the ice was particularly bad this year. Other ships encountered dangerous conditions, for example the G. B. Larmer was a day and half fixed in the ice and "narrowly escaped destruction".[24]

A possible sighting was made by the crew of ship Amazon on 28 April 1856. For a time this may have raised hopes that Driver was delayed. However the sighting was never confirmed.[25]

A number of other ships were lost around the same time, also presumed to be due to the ice.[26] Notably the Ocean Queen set sail from London on 12 February 1856. She signalled 'all well' off the Isle of Wight on 15 February, but no other word was heard. She carried a crew of 33 and 90 passengers.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Clipper Ships built in the United States". Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Knoblock, Glenn (2014). The American Clipper Ship, 1845–1920. North Carolina: MacFarland and Inc., Publishers. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-7864-7112-6.
  3. ^ a b "Tapscotts American Packet Offices". Liverpool Mail. 2 February 1856. p. 8. Retrieved 22 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Maritime Intelligence". New York Herald. 4 June 1848. p. 4. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via Library of Congress.
  5. ^ "Local Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. 3 February 1854. p. 14. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Foreign". Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. 28 September 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Liverpool". Lloyd's list. 30 October 1854. p. 4. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Maritime Extracts". Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. 18 December 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mail. 27 January 1855. p. 7. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Maritime Intelligence". The New York Herald. 15 February 1855. p. 8. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via Library of Congress.
  11. ^ "Return of Emigrants to Europe, and the Causes Thereof". The New York Herald. 29 May 1855. p. 1. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via Library of Congress.
  12. ^ "Outports". Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. 12 May 1855. p. 2. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "Outports". Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. 9 June 1855. p. 2. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "New York". Lloyd's List. 30 July 1855. p. 4. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "Shipping". The New York Herald. 26 August 1855. p. 7. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via Library of Congress.
  16. ^ "Liverpool". Lloyd's List. 21 September 1855. p. 1. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "Liverpool". Lloyd's List. 18 October 1855. p. 2. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. 25 September 1855. p. 7. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. ^ "Alleged Murder on the High Seas". Liverpool Daily Post. 25 January 1856. p. 4. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  20. ^ "Crown Court Thursday, April 3". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 5 April 1856. p. 12. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  21. ^ "Police Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. 23 January 1856. p. 3. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  22. ^ "Liverppol". Lloyd's List. 13 February 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  23. ^ a b "The Missing Clipper Ships Driver and Ocean Queen". The New York Herald. 22 June 1856. p. 8. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via Library of Congress.
  24. ^ "Foundering of the Ship Ocean Queen". Liverpool Mercury. 23 June 1856. p. 4. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  25. ^ "Miscellaneous and Disasters". The New York Herald. 24 May 1856. p. 8. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via Library of Congress.
  26. ^ "Missing Ships – The Gales of the Past Winter- A Melancholy Catalogue". The New York Herald. 3 June 1856. p. 12. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via Library of Congress.
  27. ^ "Loss of the Ship Ocean Queen". The New York Herald. 12 July 1856. p. 1. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via Library of Congress.

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