Hebe

Hebe was a British merchant vessel built at Hull in 1810. Although the supplied subject is not a modern consumer brand, the name identifies a specific sailing ship whose documented career extended across commercial shipping, wartime privateering, migration, and the transportation of convicts to Australia. Its ownership, registration, and command changed over more than two decades, and surviving records show the vessel operating on routes linking Britain with India, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, Australia, southern Africa, and North America. One of Hebe's earliest notable assignments was a voyage under charter to the British East India Company. Robert Johnson received a letter of marque in May 1810, and Hebe departed Portsmouth on 9 June. She called at Madeira, reached Saugor in December, and arrived at Calcutta on 12 December. The homeward voyage took her back through Saugor and St Helena before she reached the Downs in July 1811. Following the end of the East India Company's monopoly over trade between Britain and India, Hebe's owners obtained licenses allowing further voyages to India and the Indian Ocean in 1814 and 1815. The vessel also operated in a hazardous wartime environment. In 1812, records listed her trade as London–Malta and later London–Haiti. While sailing from Malta toward Smyrna in company with Scipio, Hebe was unable to assist when Scipio was attacked by two Greek pirate vessels. In January 1813, an American privateer, Dolphin, captured Hebe after a two-hour single-ship engagement southwest of Cape St Vincent. Hebe carried 16 guns and about 40 men. Her master, W. A. Brigham, was wounded during the action, and several other crew members were also injured. HMS Shannon recaptured Hebe before the privateer could take her to America. During the middle of the 1810s, Hebe resumed long-distance commercial work. A surviving logbook records a voyage from England to Port Jackson and back between 1815 and 1816, while other logbooks document voyages involving the Cape of Good Hope, Calcutta, Madrid, and England. In 1818, the British and Foreign Bible Society recorded a visit to the ship while she was bound for Bengal; most of the crew were reported to be literate, and the society supplied an additional Bible. Hebe's most historically prominent voyage began when she left England on 31 July 1820 under Captain Thackeray Wetherall. She transported 160 male convicts to New South Wales. After a ten-day stop at Rio de Janeiro and a call at Van Diemen's Land, the ship landed the prisoners at Port Jackson on 11 January 1821. One convict died during the voyage. A detachment from the 48th Regiment of Foot guarded the prisoners, commanded by an officer associated with the 59th Regiment. Hebe subsequently continued through the Indian Ocean and Bengal before returning to Britain in January 1822. Around 1823, the ship was acquired by T. & J. Brocklebank. Later that year, under W. Hare, Hebe carried 287 assisted immigrants from Cork to Quebec under the migration scheme associated with Peter Robinson. Additional voyages included a passage from Alexandria to Milford in 1825 and a distress call at Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1826. After unloading at Saint John, the vessel underwent inspection and a major repair; its recorded tonnage or burthen increased afterward. A further damaged arrival at Cowes in 1828 demonstrated the continuing risks of its service. Hebe's career ended on 10 July 1833, when the ship, under Captain Straughan, was wrecked near Cape Ray in Newfoundland and Labrador. The crew survived. The vessel therefore belongs to maritime and transport history rather than to the modern food or consumer-staples sector indicated in the input metadata.

Built at Hull in 1810, Hebe entered service as a British sailing merchant ship during a period of war, expanding imperial commerce, and changing regulation of the East India trade. Robert Johnson commanded the vessel on a voyage from Portsmouth to Calcutta and back in 1810–1811 under charter to the British East India Company. The ship later traded between London and Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Atlantic destinations. During the War of 1812 period, an American privateer captured Hebe after an armed encounter, but HMS Shannon recaptured her before she could be taken to the United States. Following the loss of the East India Company's exclusive trading privileges, Hebe's owners secured licenses for voyages to India and the Indian Ocean. Logbooks preserved by the State Library of New South Wales document journeys between Britain, Port Jackson, the Cape of Good Hope, Calcutta, Madrid, and other ports. The ship's records also provide a glimpse of life aboard: in 1818, representatives of the British and Foreign Bible Society visited Hebe in London and noted the literacy of most of the crew. In 1820, Hebe undertook its best-documented government-related assignment. Captain Thackeray Wetherall took the ship from England to Australia with 160 male convicts. One prisoner died during the passage. The ship stopped at Rio de Janeiro and Van Diemen's Land before landing the prisoners at Port Jackson in January 1821. It then continued toward India and eventually returned to Britain in early 1822. Around 1823, T. & J. Brocklebank acquired Hebe. In the same year the ship carried 287 assisted immigrants from Cork to Quebec under the Peter Robinson scheme. Its later career included Atlantic and Mediterranean voyages, a 1825 arrival at Milford from Alexandria, and a distress incident at Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1826. The ship underwent a major repair after the Saint John incident, after which its recorded burthen increased. It suffered further damage near Cowes in 1828. On 10 July 1833, while commanded by Straughan, Hebe was wrecked near Cape Ray in Newfoundland and Labrador. All members of the crew survived according to the cited account. No evidence in the supplied sources supports treating Hebe as a continuing commercial brand, food company, or active business entity.

• 1833

  Wrecked off Newfoundland

  [1]Hebe (1810 ship)en.wikipedia.org

  Hebe was wrecked near Cape Ray, Newfoundland and Labrador, with the crew saved.

• 1826

  Distress and major repair

  [1]Hebe (1810 ship)en.wikipedia.org

  Hebe put into Saint John, New Brunswick, in distress and was later substantially repaired.

• 1823

  Immigrant transport voyage

  [1]Hebe (1810 ship)en.wikipedia.org

  The ship carried 287 assisted immigrants from Cork to Quebec under the Peter Robinson scheme.

• 1821

  Convict voyage reaches Port Jackson

  [1]Hebe (1810 ship)en.wikipedia.org

  Hebe landed the surviving members of a group of 160 male convicts at Port Jackson.

• 1815

  Licensed for India-related trade

  [1]Hebe (1810 ship)en.wikipedia.org

  The owners obtained an East India Company license for another voyage to India or the Indian Ocean.

• 1813

  Capture and recapture

  [1]Hebe (1810 ship)en.wikipedia.org

  An American privateer captured Hebe, after which HMS Shannon recaptured the vessel.

• 1811

  Returns from Calcutta charter voyage

  [1]Hebe (1810 ship)en.wikipedia.org

  The ship completed its first documented East India Company charter voyage between Portsmouth, Calcutta, and Britain.

• 1810

  Built and entered service

  [1]Hebe (1810 ship)en.wikipedia.org

  Hebe was built at Hull and entered the British merchant fleet.

A multipurpose British sailing merchant ship used for long-distance cargo transport, licensed imperial trade, passenger migration, and government-contracted convict transportation.

Product categories. Merchant cargo transport · Licensed East India and Indian Ocean shipping · Convict transportation · Assisted immigrant transportation

• 1826

  Major repair after distress at Saint JohnOther

  Background

  Hebe reached Saint John, New Brunswick, in distress and was unloaded for inspection.

  Action taken

  The ship was hauled up for survey and underwent a substantial repair later that year.

  Aftermath

  Its recorded burthen increased after the repair, although the ship remained exposed to further maritime damage.

  Source

• 1814

  Owners seek licensed access to Indian tradeStrategy

  Background

  After the East India Company's monopoly ended, British ships required licensing arrangements for certain India and Indian Ocean voyages.

  Action taken

  Hebe's owners applied for and received a license in July 1814, followed by another license in January 1815.

  Aftermath

  The vessel continued to undertake voyages involving India and the Indian Ocean.

  Source

1. 1Hebe (1810 ship)en.wikipedia.org