Rachel (1783 ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameRachel
Owner
  • 1783:John Coulson, William Holt and Jonathan Lacy
  • 1800:Walter Carr
BuilderWhitby
Launched1783
FateAbandoned October 1817
General characteristics
Tons burthen300, or 303,[1] or 314,[2] or 315, or 350[3] (bm)
Length100 ft (30 m)[1]
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)[1]
Sail planBrig
Armament3 × 4-pounder guns

Rachel (or Rachael) was launched at Whitby in 1783. She primarily traded with the Baltic, but made some voyages as a West Indiaman. A gale caused her crew to abandon her near Memel in October 1817.

Career

Rachel first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1783 with F.White, master, J.Coulson, owner, and trade Whitby–Norway.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1786 J.Coulson Captain & Co. London–Petersburg LR
1790 W.Welch Coulson & Co. Liverpool–Ostend LR
1795 W.Welch Coulson & Co. Liverpool–Baltic LR
1800 W.Carr Captain London–Hamburg LR; good repair 1798
1805 W.Carr Captain London–Hamburg LR; good repair 1798
1810 W.Carr Carr & Co. London–Montserrat LR; good repair 1798 & thorough repair 1805
1815 J.Price Carr & Co. London–St Kitts LR; good repairs 1811 & 1813, damages repaired 1815
1816 J.Price W. Carr London–Petersburg Register of Shipping (RS); good repair 1813 and damages repaired 1815

On 20 May 1815 as Rachel, Price, master, was returning to Whitby from Memel she got on shore. She was gotten off with little damage.[4]

Fate

Lloyd's List reported that a gale near Memel on 2 October 1817 had resulted in the loss of Rachel, of Whitby, and some other vessels. The crews had been saved.[5] Reportedly, she drifted ashore on the coast of Ireland, derelict.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Weatheril (1908), p. 76.
  2. ^ RS (1816), Seq.№R8.
  3. ^ a b LR (1783), Seq.№R746.
  4. ^ LL 23 May 1815, №4973.
  5. ^ LL 21 October 1817, №5222.

References

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