Royalist (1794 ship)

Royalist was launched in 1794 at Sunderland. She was a general trader until 1812 when she became a Northern Whale Fishery whaler. She was lost in 1814 while whaling at Greenland.

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

History
United Kingdom
Name: Royalist
Launched: 1794
Fate: Lost 1814
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 424, or 426 (bm)
Armament:
  • 1810: 10 × 6–pounder guns
  • 1813: 10 × 6–pounder + 2 × 12–pounder guns

Career

Royalist first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1795 with Robert Finley, master, H.Rudd, owner, and trade London–Hamburg.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1800 J.Wray Schoffield Hull–Petersburg LR
1805 F.Walton Schoffield Cork LR
1810 Walton Schofield Hull–Baltic Register of Shipping; damages repaired 1801
1812 J.Atkin
Edmonds		 Heseltine Hull–Quebec LR; rebuilt 1810
1813 A.Edmonds Gibson & Co. Hull–Davis Strait LR; rebuilt 1810 & damages repaired 1812

In 1812 Royalist became a Northern Whale Fishery whaler. The following data is from Coltish:[2]

Year Master Where Whales Tuns whale oil
1812 Edmonds 6 93
1813 Edmonds Davis Strait 0 0
1814 Edmonds Greenland 0 0

Fate

Lloyd's List (LL) reported in August 1814 that Royalist had foundered in the Davis Strait with the loss of all hands.[3]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. LR (1795), Seq.№R247.
  2. Coltish (c. 1842).
  3. LL 16 August 1814.

References

  • Coltish, William (c. 1842). An account of the success of the ships at the Greenland and Davis Straits fisheries 1772-1842 inclusive.
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