Glaphyra (1814 ship)
# Glaphyra (1814 ship)

Glaphyra was launched at Calcutta in 1814. She came to England in 1821 and thereafter sailed as a West Indiaman. She was wrecked on 19 June 1854.

## Career

Glaphyra, Granger, master, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on 9 December 1820 from Mauritius. She arrived at Portsmouth on 18 March 1821 from Mauritius and Batavia. She arrived at Gravesend on 2 May from Antwerp.

Glaphyra first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1821.

| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1821 | Granger Billinghurst | Granger Manning & Co. | London–Calcutta London–Antigua | LR |
| 1823 | Billinghurst Morton | Manning & Co. | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1826 | Morton Sowell (or Sewell) | Manning & Co. | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1832 | Sewell Thomas Pearson | Manning | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1833 | Pearson | Billinghurst | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1834 | T.Pearson R.Morton | Billinghurst | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1835 | R.Morton | Billinghurst Manning | London–Antigua | LR |

On 19 June 1838 Glaphyra was on her way from Antigua to London to Antigua when she encountered a hurricane at 28°N 57°W﻿ / ﻿28°N 57°W﻿ / 28; -57. Her ground tier was washed out and she had six feet of water in her hold. She became too unstable to carry her topmasts. She arrived at Deal o 20 July, towed by a steamer. By 1 September she was cleared outbound for Antigua with cargo.

| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 | R.Morton Quelch | Manning | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1840 | J.Quelch | Manning | London London–St Kitts | LR; damages repaired 1838 |
| 1851 | J.Quelch Leonard | Manning | London–St Kitts | LR; damages repaired 1838 & small repairs 1846 |
| 1854 | Leonard | Manning | London–West Indies | LR; small repairs 1846 & 1852 |

## Fate

On 19 June 1854 Glaphyra wrecked on the east point of Nevis. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts. Her cargo was saved, but had suffered damage. The hull, cargo, and stores were sold.

