Cyrus (1815 ship)
# Cyrus (1815 ship)

Cyrus was launched in Kingston upon Hull in 1815. She sailed on annual voyages to Greenland as a whaler until she was lost in July 1823.

## Career

Cyrus first entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1816.

| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1816 | Beadling | J.Briggs | Hull–Greenland | LR |

The following data is from Coltish:

| Year | Master | Whales | Tuns whale oil | Seals |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1815 | Beadling | 3 | 49 | 0 |
| 1816 | Beadling | 11 | 85 | 0 |
| 1817 | Beadling | 6 | 83 | 80 |
| 1818 | Beadling | 10 | 137 | 0 |
| 1819 | Beadling | 4 | 75 | 0 |
| 1820 | Beadling | 9 | 140 | 10 |
| 1821 | Beadling | 7 | 91 | 0 |
| 1822 | Welburn | 3 | 42 | 0 |
| 1823 | Welburn | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Cyrus was reported to have one fish and four tons on 8 June.

## Fate

On 8 November 1823 Perseverance, Simpson, master, arrived at Peterhead. She reported that two Hull whalers had been lost, Cyrus, Welburn, master, and Neptune, Munro, master. Cyrus had taken five fish, and Neptune, 19. Cyrus had been lost in July.

## Citations

* 1 2 LR (1816), Seq.No. C1043.
* ↑ Coltish (c. 1842).
* ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5829. 15 August 1823. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735033. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
