Speights Town (1784 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Speights Town |
| Namesake | Speightstown |
| Launched | 1784, Liverpool |
| Fate | Wrecked, December 1794 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 175,[1] or 240, or 250[2]Mis-transcribed as Sprightstown. (bm) |
| Length | 77 ft 5 in (23.6 m)[1] |
| Beam | 23 ft 5 in (7.1 m)[1] |
| Complement | 50[2] |
| Armament | 16 × 6-pounder guns[2] |
| Notes | Two decks & three masts |
Speights Town (or Speightstown), was launched at Liverpool in 1784 as a West Indiaman, sailing between Liverpool and Barbados. She was wrecked in late 1794.
Career[edit]
Speights Town was registered in 1784 by John Allanson of Liverpool, Thomas Barton of Liverpool, and William Barton of Barbados.[1] Thomas and William Barton later bought out Allanson and assumed full ownership on 5 May 1792.[1]
She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1786:
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | J.Jackson | Barton & Co. | Liverpool–Barbados | LR |
In March 1786 Lloyd's List reported that Speightstown, Jackson, master, and Susannah, Byrne, master, were transshipping to Leverpool the cargo of Africa, Ash, master, which had been condemned at Barbados.[3][a]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | J.Jackson R.Hall |
Allanson | Liverpool–New York City | LR |
Richard Hall was appointed master on 15 November 1790.[1] Captain Richard Hall acquired a letter of marque on 28 February 1793,[2] essentially immediately after the outbreak of war with France.
Lloyd's List reported in March 1793 that the letters of marque Speightstown and Harriot had recaptured Camilla, Dunbar, master. A French privateer of 14 guns had captured Camilla as she was on her way from Salonica to London. Camilla came into Hoylake.[5]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1793 | R.Hall | Allanson | Liverpool–New York City | LR |
William Rimmer was appointed master on 10 March 1793.[1]
On 20 February 1794 the Bartons sold Speights Town to John Christian Hartwig Garbers.[1]
Loss[edit]
Speightstown, Remmer, master, was wrecked in the Orkney Islands while returning to Liverpool from the Baltic. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Notes[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Craig & Jarvis (1967), p. 16.
- ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.87 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 1762. 24 March 1786. hdl:2027/mdp.39015020212893.
- ^ LR (1786), Seq.no.A53.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 2492. 22 March 1793. hdl:2027/uc1.c3049067.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (2677). 30 December 1794.
References[edit]
- Craig, Robert; Jarvis, Rupert (1967). Liverpool Registry of Merchant Ships. Series 3. Vol. 15. Manchester University Press for the Chetham Society.