Amphitrite (1790 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Amphitrite (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameAmphitrite
NamesakeAmphitrite
BuilderJohn and Francis Barry, Whitby[1]
Launched1790
Captured1794 but recaptured
FateLast listed 1811
General characteristics
Tons burthen284, or 285,[2] or 286,[1] or 305[3] (bm)
Armament

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

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

Amphitrite was last listed in 1810 (Lloyd's Register) or 1811 (Register of Shipping)

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Weatherill (1908), p. 89.
  2. ^ a b RS (1810), Seq.№580.
  3. ^ a b RS (1800), Seq.№336.
  4. ^ LR (1790), "A" supple. pages, Seq.№A573
  5. ^ LR (1795), Seq.№A293.
  6. ^ LL 23 December 1794, №2675.
  7. ^ "No. 15086". The London Gazette. 4 December 1798. p. 1173.
  8. ^ "No. 15087". The London Gazette. 8 December 1798. p. 1185.
  9. ^ "No. 15496". The London Gazette. 10 July 1802. p. 737.
  10. ^ LL 13 February 1795, №2690.
  11. ^ LL 31 March 1795, №2703.

References

  • Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.