Severn was launched at Bristol in 1806. She spent most of her career as a West Indiaman. In 1813 she ran down and sank another merchantman. In late 1838 Severns crew had to abandon her in the Atlantic in a sinking condition.
Career Severn first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1806.
Year Master Owner Trade Notes and source 1806 Etheridge Protheroe Bristol–Jamaica Lloyd's Register (LR; 1806)Lloyd's Register (1806), Supple. pages "S", Seq.№S17.
Captain Richard Drew acquired a letter of marque on 5 April 1810.
On 11 February 1813 Severn ran down and sank Wargrave. rescued Wargraves crew. Wargrave, Ostler, master, was on a voyage from Dublin to Surinam.Lloyd's List №4722.
Year Master Owner Trade Notes and source 1810 J. Drew R. Claxton Bristol–Nevis LR 1815 J. Arew R. Claxton Bristol–Nevis LR 1820 E.J. Power R. Claxton Bristol–Nevis Good repair in 1815; LR 1825 Christopher Claxton R. Claxton Bristol–Nevis Good repair in 1815 & small repair 1821; LR 1830 F. Foster J. Irvine Bristol–Trinidad Thorough repair in 1828; LR 1835 Brown J.Irving Bristol–Quebec LR 1838 Brown J.Irving Bristol–New York Damages repaired in 1836 and small repairs in 1837; LR
Other masters: Christopher Claxton; Gabriel Forster (9 Sept. 1825); Richard Radford (3 Feb. 1831); Thomas Sandon (24 Oct. 1831); Adam Dixon (25 July 1833 (London)); Charles Timothy Stewart (25 Aug. 1834 (London)); Thomas Brown (26 Mar. 1835); Charles Skirling (29 Sept. 1834); Edward Purse (1 May 1837); and William Johns (30 August 1838).
On 10 December 1833 Captain Adam Dixon was sailing by the Chagos Archipelago when he sighted an uncharted island or islands at that he named Severn Island.
Fate In late 1838 her crew abandoned Severn in the Atlantic Ocean at as she had 16 feet of water in her hold. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, to Bristol. Russell, of New York, which was sailing from New Orleans to Havre, rescued Severns crew."Ship News." Times [London, England] 22 Dec. 1838: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 11 Aug. 2018.
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