Cyrus_1841
British Southern Voyage
| WRI | BV022096 |
| Vessel | Cyrus |
| Master | Richard Spratly / Sprately |
| Departure | 1841-09-25 |
| Return (days) | 1844-08-16 (1057) |
| Port (dock) | London (London Dock) |
| Destination | South China Sea (Moluccas; South China Sea) |
| East/ West | East |
| Owner (Agent) | J. Staynes & W. Ive (J. Staynor) |
| Cargo | Full ship - 470 casks or 133 whales |
| Sources | SST1; SST2; SST3; LOG SHERMAN 1325 |
| Reports | Reported 2 May 1842 at Lat 32 S Long 19 W 9 February 1842; 11 July 1842 out 56 days in Lat 34 S Long 16 W; at Samboangan 14 June 1842; reported 9 December 1842 in Macassar Straits 4 August 1842 with 300 barrels oil; at Kema 13 February to 5 March 1843; at Samboanga 10 March 1843; at Pulo Conder [Condor] 3 August 1843; reported 28 September 1843 in the China Seas; reported 1 February 1844 with 1000 barrels at Lat 6 N Long 112 E on 28 September 1843; at Kema 9 February to 2 March 1844; 1 July 1844 in 9N x 21W with 1800b; reported 8 August 1844 for London (full ship) 16 April 1844 in the Straits of Sunda; at St Helena 15 June 1844; at Brava 14 July 1844 |
| Notes | Vessel turned back after initial departure. On 29 March 1843, Spratly sighted what is now known in English as Spratly Island and Ladd Reef. His sighting was reported in The Nautical Magazine in the year 1843, issue 697. Also reported by the Barque Chusan that the Cyrus grounded on shore for 26 hours in the Macassar Strait around 25 July 1843. Evening Mail , Friday 09 February 1844 , reports rocks and breakers in Lat 8:43 N Lon 111:43 E lying SW and by W of the West London Reef 20 miles , also a shoal five miles in extant in Lat 7:42 N Long 111:37 E least water seven fathoms. The Cyrus was on it two days and named it Cyrus Bank. It is supposed to be the same bank previously reported as Pearl Bank. Shipping and Mercantile Gazette , Thursday 27 July 1843 , a salvage court case brought by the owners, masters and crew of the Marshall Bennett, Australasian Packet and the Cyrus for assisting the barque Ann on her voyage from China to London 14 June 1842. The Marshall Bennett awarded 1200 pounds, , Australasian Packet 300 pounds and the Cyrus £200. Shipping and Mercantile Gazette , Monday 02 September 1844 , a court case was before the Courts accusing the master of the Cyrus, Captain Spratley, of abandoning two seamen. On the 1842 cruise ?? Heron at Kema Island and George Landsdell 15 years on the 1838 cruise. |
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