Malta (1807 ship)


Malta was built in 1802 at Minorca for Spanish owners, probably under another name. As Malta she enters British records in 1807. She traded with the Mediterranean and then more widely until 1818 when she was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope.

Career

Malta first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1807.
YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1807W.BurnetSmith & Co.Leith–MaltaLR; damages & good repair 1807
1808W.Burnet
W.Muckle
Smith & Co.Leith–MaltaLR; good repair 1807
1811MuckleSmith & Co.Leith–MaltaLR; good repair 1807
1815W.Muckle
Young
CassellsLeith–MaltaLR; good repair 1807 & repairs 1815
1816J.YoungSibbald & Co.Leith–HavanaLR; good repair 1807 & repairs 1815
1818LindsayBlackfordLondon–CGHLR; good repair 1807 & repairs 1815

Fate

Malta, Lindsay, master, was wrecked on 7 March 1818 outside Table Bay on her way from London. About two-thirds of the cargo was saved.