Harpooner (1769 ship)
Harpooner was launched at Whitby in 1769, or possibly a few years later. Her early career is obscure. She may have been a Greenland whaler between 1786 and 1792.[5] She appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1801, and thereafter traded across the Atlantic. She was wrecked in 1816 with heavy loss of life.
History | |
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Name: | Harpooner |
Builder: | Whitby |
Launched: | 1769,[1] or 1773,[2] or 1776[3] |
Fate: | Wrecked 10 November 1816 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen: | 340,[4] or 341[1], or 370[2] (bm) |
Length: | 104 ft (31.7 m)[1] |
Beam: | 27 ft (8.2 m)[1] |
Propulsion: | Sail |
Notes: | Three masts |
Career
Harpooner first appeared in the Register of Shipping (RS) with Krushaw, master, Richards, owner, and trade Southampton–Baltic. She was of 340 tons burthen and had undergone a good repair in 1799. However, her entry carried the annotation, "Lost".[4]
Apparently Harpooner was not irretrievably lost as she entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1801 with Kneeshaw, master, Richeson, owner, and trade London–St Petersburg. She also had undergone a good repair in 1800, and now had a burthen of 370 tons.[3] In 1802 her trade changed to London–Quebec.
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
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1803 | Kneeshaw | Richeson | London–Quebec | LR; good repair in 1800 |
1808 | J. Hall | Richeson | Cork | LR; good repair in 1800 |
On 27 June 1810 Harpooner, of Whitby, Davie, master, rescued the crew of William & Agnes. William & Agnes, W. Fernie, master, had foundered in the Atlantic Ocean at 46°36′N 41°00′W while on her way to Quebec.[6][Note 1]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
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1810 | J. Hall | Bicheson | Cork | LR; good repair 1800 |
1815 | J. Simpson | Richardson | London transport | LR; almost rebuilt 1811 |
The 1816 volume of LR showed Harpooner with J. Simpson, master, changing to J. Briant, Richardson, owner, and trade London transport.[2]
Fate
Harpooner, Bryant, master, was wrecked on 10 November 1816 at Cape Pine, Newfoundland, with the loss of 208 of the 385 people on board. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to an English port. Her passengers came from the 76th Regiment of Foot and a detachment from the 4th Veterans Battalion. There were also staff officers, and women and children.[8]
Notes, citations, and references
Notes
- William & Agnes, of 161 tons (bm), had been launched in 1801 at Anstruther.[7]
Citations
- Weatherill (1908), p. 55.
- LR (1816), Seq.№H200.
- LR (1801), "H" supple. pages, Seq.№H88.
- RS (1800), Seq.№92.
- Weatherill (1908), p. 379.
- "Lloyd's Marine List – Aug.21". Caledonian Mercury (13835). 25 August 1810.
- LR (1810), Seq.№W228.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5134). 13 December 1816.
References
- Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)