title: Vittoria (1812 ship)
text: # Vittoria (1812 ship)
  
  Vittoria was launched at Shields in 1812. She spent much of her career sailing as a transport, primarily across the Atlantic, though she visited Malta once. She disappeared in late 1830.
  
  ## Career
  
  Vittoria first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1819. She may have served as a government transport before that.
  
  | Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1819 | W.Bonus | Brown | London–Quebec | LR |
  
  Vittoria, William Bowness, master, sailed from Belfast, Ireland, on 5 June 1819. She arrived at Quebec on 17 July with 273 migrants.
  
  | Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1821 | G.W.Coles | Brown | Cork | LR |
  | 1823 | G.W.Coles Forbes | Brown | Cork London–Jamaica | LR |
  | 1824 | Forbes Brown | Brown | London–Jamaica | LR |
  | 1826 | Brown Speed | Brown | London transport | 'LR |
  | 1827 | Speed Lyon | Brown | Cork transport | 'LR |
  | 1831 | Lyon | Brown & Co. | London–Honduras | LR |
  
  ## Fate
  
  Vittoria disappeared without a trace in the second half of 1830 on her return voyage to London from Honduras. In November it was reported that she had been missing since 1 August. Lloyd's Register for 1831 had the annotation "missing" under her entry.
  
  