Lord Duncan (1798 Sunderland ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameLord Duncan
NamesakeAdam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan
Launched1798, Sunderland
FateDestroyed by an explosion in 1807
General characteristics
Tons burthen925,[1] or 935[1] (bm)
Complement
Armament
  • 1800: 20 × 18&9-pounder cannons[1]
  • 1806:6 × 9-pounder guns + 20 × 18-pounder carronades + 6 swivel guns[1]
  • 1806:6 × 9-pounder guns + 20 × 18-pounder carronades[1]
NotesThree decks

Lord Duncan was launched at Sunderland in 1798. She initially traded with Smyrna, where in late 1801 she suffered a lightning strike. In 1806 she started trading with San Domingo and was blown up there in 1807 in an explosion.

Career

Lord Duncan first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1800.[2] It gave he master as Thompson, her owner as Havelock, and her trade as London to Smyrna. Captain Joseph Thompson acquired a letter of marque on 18 March 1800.[1]

On 16 November 1801, Lord Duncan, Thompson master, was at Smyrna when lightning struck her. She suffered considerable damage.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1806 Thompson
Heurtley 		Havelock London–Smyrna
London–Santo Domingo 		LR

Captain Thompson acquired a letter of marque on 8 October 1806, but then Captain Archibald Heurtley acquired one on 29 October.[1]

Lloyd's List reported that on 7 December 1806 Lord Duncan, Hurtly, master, had put into Portsmouth leaky; she was making five feet of water in an hour. She was on her way from London to St Domingo.[4]

Fate

Lloyd's List reported in October 1807 that Lord Duncan, of and for London, Huersley, master, had been destroyed in an explosion at Saint Domingo with the loss of her Chief Mate and a seaman. She had 200 tons of coffee aboard.[5]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Letter of Marque, p.74 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ LR (1800), "L" supple. pages.
  3. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4227. 5 February 1802. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735020.
  4. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4106. 9 December 1806. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105232953.
  5. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4196. 16 October 1807. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005721488.