Amphitrite (1790 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Amphitrite |
| Namesake | Amphitrite |
| Builder | John and Francis Barry, Whitby[1] |
| Launched | 1790 |
| Captured | 1794 but recaptured |
| Fate | Last listed 1811 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 284, or 285,[2] or 286,[1] or 305[3] (bm) |
| Armament |
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Amphitrite was launched at Whitby in 1790. A French privateer captured her in 1794, but the Royal Navy recaptured her. She spent much of her career as a West Indiaman, finishing as a London transport. She was last listed in 1810 or 1811.
Career[edit]
Lloyd's Register for 1790 showed Amphitrite with C.Pearson, master, James Atty, owner, and trade Liverpool–Riga.[4] The next year her owners changed her registry to Jersey.[1]
Lloyd's Register for 1794–95 showed Amphitrite with P.Tardiff, master, C.Epriox, owner, and trade London–Jamaica.[5]
Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 23 December 1794 that a privateer had captured Amphitrite, Tardiff, master, about six miles from the east end of Jamaica. Amphitrite had been sailing from London to Jamaica.[6]
Then on 17 November 1794, HMS Lynx recaptured Amphrite.[7] Cleopatra shared in the reward.[8] By agreement, these vessels also shared the prize money with Africa and Thisbe.[9] Lloyd's List reported that the recapture took place off the Virginia Capes and that Amphitrite had been "much plundered".[10] Lloyd's List later reported that Amphitrite, Tardiff, master, had arrived at Antigua. The report credited the capture to Cleopatra.[11]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1796 | P.Tardiff | Epriox | London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1798 | P.Tardiff | Epriox | London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1799 | Mitchell | A.Brebner | London–Martinique | LR; damages and good repair 1796 |
| 1800 | Mitchell | Bredner | London–Dominica | Register of Shipping (RS); good repair 1796 |
| 1805 | W.Courage | Brebner & Co. | London–Tobago | LR; repair 1792 |
| 1810 | R.Clarke | Brebner | London transport | RS; good repair 1803 |
Fate[edit]
Amphitrite was last listed in 1810 (Lloyd's Register) or 1811 (Register of Shipping)
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c Weatherill (1908), p. 89.
- ^ a b RS (1810), Seq.№580.
- ^ a b RS (1800), Seq.№336.
- ^ LR (1790), "A" supple. pages, Seq.№A573
- ^ LR (1795), Seq.№A293.
- ^ LL 23 December 1794, №2675.
- ^ "No. 15086". The London Gazette. 4 December 1798. p. 1173.
- ^ "No. 15087". The London Gazette. 8 December 1798. p. 1185.
- ^ "No. 15496". The London Gazette. 10 July 1802. p. 737.
- ^ LL 13 February 1795, №2690.
- ^ LL 31 March 1795, №2703.
References[edit]
- Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.