Bellona (1799 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Kingdom of Great Britain | |
| Name | Bellona |
| Namesake | Bellona |
| Owner | Fishburn and Broderick[1] |
| Builder | Fishburn and Broderick, Whitby[1] |
| Launched | 1799 |
| Fate | Missing 1809 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 241,[2] or 243[3][2] (bm) |
| Complement | |
| Armament | |
Bellona was launched at Lancaster in 1799. She was a West Indiaman that made one voyage as a whaler. She disappeared in 1809 as she was returning to England from Jamaica.
Career[edit]
Bellona first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799 with W.Croft, master, Stuart, owner, and trade Lancaster–Barbados.[3] Captain William Croft acquired a letter of marque on 14 December 1799.[2]
The Register of Shipping for 1804 showed Bellona with Munro, master, Hill, owner, and trade London–Southern Fishery.[4]
Captain Mark Monro received a letter of marque on 7 July 1803.[2] Captain Mark Monro (or Munro, or Monroe), sailed from England on 20 July 1803, bound for the Isle of Desolation.[5] Bellona engaged in whaling and seal hunting in 1803–1804 and was reported to have been "all well" in February 1804.[6] Bellona returned on 10 July 1804.[5][a]
The Register of Shipping for 1806 showed Bellona's master changing from M.Munro to J.Thompson, her owner from J.Hill to "Captain", and her trade from Southern Fishery to London–Jamaica.[7] Later issues of LR and RS gave the name of her owner as Auldjo.
Loss[edit]
Bellona, Thompson, master, was one of three ships that had left Jamaica on 27 July 1809 in a convoy and that were last heard from on 27 August 1809. When the convoy, under the escort of HMS Favorite, encountered a hurricane, the three ships had separated from the convoy.[8][b]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Of 812 vessels in the British Southern Whale Fishery Database, 385 (42%), made only one voyage. Williams, Smith, master, had discovered the South Shetland Islands in 1819. The British Government published information on the islands in 1821; a rush of sealers to the islands followed.
- ^ The other two were Ann, James, master, and Mary, James, master.
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b Weatherill (1908), p. 122.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Letter of Marque, p.52 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ a b c LR (1799), Seq.№B408.
- ^ RS (1804), Seq.№B141.
- ^ a b British Southern Whale Fishery Database – Voyages: Bellona (Voyage #BV0093.00).
- ^ Clayton (2014), p. 71.
- ^ RS (1806), Seq.№B142.
- ^ Lloyd's List №4399.
References[edit]
- Clayton, Jane M (2014). Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775–1815: An alphabetical list of ships. Berforts Group. ISBN 9781908616524.
- Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.
