Pet

1848

First registered Fowey No.12 of 1848, O.N. 26030
83 tons, 2 masts, Schooner, standing bowsprit, female figurehead. 62.4ft L, 17.2ft B, 10.9ft D.

LIST OF OWNERS 1848

NAME	OCCUPATION	RESIDENCE	SHARES
Anthony Luke	Merchant	Charlestown	48
Richard Carnall	Sailmaker	Fowey	16

Masters: William Luke
James Pile, Falmouth, 3rd Nov.

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NOTE 1
Sept 29th 1856, Elsinore.The Pet, (schnr.) Rundle, of Fowey, from Charlestown, for Stockholm, with clay, put in here 27th Sept. with loss of an anchor, 30 fathoms of chain, windlass broken, sails damaged &c., having encountered heavy gales in the North Sea, but proceeded yesterday.
A brig, apparently a collier, bound N. with main mast head carried away, yards, topgallant mast, and topmast hanging over the side was passed 20th Sept. in lat 56 N. lon. 4 E, by the Pet, Rundle, arrived at this port. It was blowing a strong gale NE. at the time.
[LL 1856 Oct 2/16]

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June 1859 advertised for sale by auction at Charlestown.
[John Davies CFHS 2277]

Master H. Lobb, Liverpool, 22nd July.
Transaction 15 1/59
Transaction 4814 7/59
Transaction 7229 12/59
[1848 cert.]

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1868

Collision with "Witch of the Wave" 26th Sept 1868.
Witch of the Wave, O.N. 5363 of Teignmouth, 253 tons.
Master Blake, changed to Guthrie.
Length 113.2ft, beam 22.2ft, depth15.4ft.
Built Teignmouth 1853.
Owner Hutchings, Teignmouth, changed to Guthrie and Co. Liverpool.
[MNL 1868]

The following from Lloyd's List 1868.
Monday Sept 28 1868 column 3:
RAMSGATE[26,WSW; 27, SW to S]
Arrived 27th Pet (schnr. of Fowey) from Deptford for Newport- with manure; assisted in, totally dismasted, and with loss of bulwarks, stanchions &c, having been athwart of a barque lying at anchor in the Downs the previous evening.

Column 9 - &follg. recd. 28th per E.T. at 10.47 a.m.
RAMSGATE, 28th Sept, The WITCH OF THE WAVE (barq.) and PET (schr.) have been in collision, and are now in this harbour for repairs.

Tuesday 29th Sept 1868 column 22:
RAMSGATE 28th Sept.
The WITCH OF THE WAVE, Guthrie, which put in here today after collision with the PET, is from Shields to Pernambuco; she had the bowsprit carried away, cutwater and several planks in bows damaged, chain plates adrift, and part of topgallant rails, stanchions and covering board on starboard side gone; after the collision the pumps were sounded and a considerable leak in the fore peak discovered; the pumps have constantly to be attended to.
The PET (schr.), Lobb, from London to Newport, with manure, which has put in here yesterday, dismasted, after the collision, had two feet of water in her hold.

Monday Oct 19th 1868 column 3:
RAMSGATE [18,WNW]
Arrived 17th Jane & Ellen, Jones from London for Newport - to load cargo ex Pet, Lobb which put into Ramsgate, dismasted, &c., 27th Sept.
Sailed 18th Witch of the Wave, Guthrie for Pernambuco, after repairing.

Account of the resulting court case. [PRO HCA27/24 No. 4696]
1868 Nov 16th A. Ayrton instituted a cause of damages on behalf of the owners of the vessel "Witch of the Waves" against the vessel "Pet" and freight in the sum of £600
Nov 18th Plaintiff Proctor filed Warrant.
Dec 21st Plaintiffs Proctor filed affidavit of ?? Ayrton with notice of sale.
Dec 22nd The judge decreed the vessel Pet to be appraised and sold.
The court papers [HCA19/458] state that advertisements were placed in the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, The Times, and The Ramsgate Gazette.
Note: Search of these newspapers has not yet located the advertisements.

1869

May 15th The master of Witch of the Wave was not satisfied with the amount raised from the sale of the Pet, so he made the following statement:
"...At about 8.45pm on 26th (Sept 1868) she (Witch of the Wave) was still at anchor in the Downs in a proper berth with her regulation riding light duly exhibited and burning brightly when she was run into by the schooner Pet. The said vessel Pet was underway at the time of the said collision...."
"In the said collison, the Witch of the Wave's bowsprit was entirely carried away, her cutwater was damaged her bows were ??? and started etc."
"I have paid or caused to be paid for repairs to the said Witch of the Wave the sum of £123.11s.5d and for expenses of discharging, surveys, protest, towage and pilotage and port charges and other necessary disbursements the sum of £104.3s.3d and charge for demurrage of £71.13s.8d. The expenses far exceed the sum of £178.10s.11d, the net proceeds from the sale of the Pet. Liverpool 15th May 1869"
[PRO HCA19/458. Instance Papers, Series IV 1860-1876, No. 4696]

May 25th The judge directed the net proceeds of £178.10.11 to be paid to the plaintiffs proctor in part satisfaction of the said damages.
May 27th Plaintiffs proctor accepted the said sum.

The Pet was re-registered at Folkestone No.1 of 1869 (Endorsed on 1848 certificate)

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