Dickenson (1770 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Dickenson |
| Launched | 1770, Philadelphia[1] |
| Renamed | Saint Joseph (1776)[1] |
| Fate | Last listed in 1779 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 180[1] (bm) |
Dickenson (or Dickinson), was launched at Philadelphia in 1770. Missing volumes online and missing pages in extant volumes means she first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1776.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 | Js.Johnson W.Meston |
W.Halliday | Philadelphia–Bristol | LR; Now the Joseph Y.Barra |
The Lieutenant commanding the British tender Earl of Inchiquin seized the snow Dickinson (or Dickenson), William Meston, master, on 7 April 1776 at King Road, off Avonmouth in the Bristol Channel. Dickinson had been on her way to Nantes when Dickinson's crew brought her into Bristol. She carried documents describing all the vessels the American rebels were sending to France.[2]
In 1776 a new owner purchased Dickenson and renamed her Saint Joseph.[3]
On 25 September 1776 St Joseph, Y.Barra, master, arrived at Bristol from Bilbao. On 5 December she sailed for St. Andero.
| Year | Vessel | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779 | Saint Joseph | Ig y Barra | Captain | Bristol–Bilbao | LR |
St Joseph was last listed in 1779.
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References[edit]
- Clark, William Bell; Morgan, William James; Crawford, Michael J., eds. (1969). Naval Documents of the American Revolution (PDF). Vol. 4 Part 5. Naval History Division.