Confucius

 Official Number
15024

The Confucius was a tea clipper built at the Bath shipyard at Douglas, Isle of Man, in 1846. She was a sister ship to the Mencius, built two years later, and was owned by J.Atkin and registered at Liverpool. She was commanded by Capt.Scott until about 1853, then Capt.J.Penrice, and worked in the trade to China. Capt.Scott left to become the commander of the Black Ball liner Aerolite upon her launch in 1853.

The Confucius, Capt.Scott, arrived at Liverpool on 16th January 1848, after a 125 day passage from Woosung (83 days from Anjer), carrying the first teas of the season.

The Confucius arrived at London from Penang at the end of January 1861. She disappeared from Lloyd's Register that year, and had probably been sold to foreign buyers, or possibly sent for breaking.

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Confucius
1846
456 om, 511 nm
 
 
 
3 
 
 
12A1

Sources :

  1. Liverpool Mercury. Tuesday, 18th January 1848.
  2. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1848-9: Confucius, ship, YM in 1847, 456 tons om, 511 nm, built Isle of Man 1846, owned by Atkin & Co., registered at Liverpool, master Capt.Scott, voyage Liverpool -China.
  3. Mercantile Navy List 1860: Confucius, 511 tons, registered at Liverpool, official number 15024, signal letters LQNM.
  4. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1860-1: Confucius, ship, YM in 1858, 456 tons om, 511 nm, built Isle of Man 1846, owned by Atkin & Co., registered at Liverpool, master Capt.J.Penrice, voyage London -China (NB. the vessel did not appear in subsequent Lloyd's Registers).