Caesar (1800 ship)
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| Name: | Caesar |
| Namesake: | Julius Caesar |
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| Builder: | Brent,[3] Thames River[1] |
| Launched: | 1800[1] |
| Fate: | Wrecked 1810 |
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| Class and type: | 581,[3] 600,[1] or 605,[4] or 606[5](bm) |
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Caesar was launched in 1800 on the Thames River. She spent her short career as a West Indiaman, sailing between London and Jamaica until she wrecked in 1810.
Caesar enters Lloyd's Register in 1800 with J. Bruce, master, R. Dale, owner, and trade London–Jamaica.[1] James Bunce acquired a letter of marque for Cæsar on 22 September 1800.[4] The size of her crew and the number of guns suggests that she may initially have been a privateer.
Captain John Fowler acquired a letter of marque for Caesar on 15 December 1803, and Captain James Shand acquired one on 27 January 1807.[6]
The Register of Shipping for 1810 shows Caesar's master as Shand, her owner as A. Henry, and her trade as London–Jamaica. The entry for her also carries the notation "LOST".[2]
Caesar wrecked on 8 February 1810 off the South Foreland as she was returning to London from Jamaica.[7]
Citations and references
Citations
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lloyd's Register (1800), Supple. pages "C".
- 1 2 Register of Shipping (1810), Seq.№C8.
- 1 2 Select Committee.. (1814), p.351.
- 1 2 3 4 Letter of Marque, p.55 - accessed 25 July 2017.
- ↑ Select Committee... (1814), p.606.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Letter of Marque, p.54 - accessed 25 July 2017.
- ↑ Lloyd's List №4431.
References
- Select Committee on Petitions Relating to East-India-Built Shipping, House of Commons, Parliament of Great Britain (1814) Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Petitions Relating to East-India-built Shipping. (His Majesty's Stationery Office).