Dover (1807 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Dover |
| Namesake | Dover |
| Launched | 1807, France[1] |
| Acquired | 1807 by purchase of a prize |
| Captured | 24 June 1814 and burnt |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 189[1] (bm) |
Dover was a French vessel launched in 1807 under another name and taken in prize that year. She sailed between Britain and North America until 1814 when a United States privateer captured and burnt her.
Career[edit]
Dover first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1807.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1807 | Bloomfield | Keaton & Co. | Portsmouth–Liverpool | LR |
| 1810 | Blomfield J.Tullock |
Keaton & Co. | Liverpool–Newfoundland | LR |
| 1812 | J.Tullock J.Ady |
Captain & Co. | Liverpool–Newfoundland Portsmouth–New Brunswick |
LR |
On 15 October 1812 Dover, Adey, master, had to put back into Liverpool leaky. She had been sailing from Liverpool to Newfoundland when she was driven onshore on the coast of Ireland. She had had to throw part of her cargo overboard.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1814 | J.Adey (or Ady) | Laats & Co. | Portsmouth–Newfoundland London–Lisbon |
LR |
Fate[edit]
On 24 June 1814 the U.S. privateer Rattlesnake captured "the Wasp, Dorey, of Guernsey; and the Dover, of London, laden with Grain, bound to Lisbon".[3] Rattlesnake burnt both vessels.[4]
HMS Hyperion captured Rattlesnake two days later.[3]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c LR (1807), Supple. pages "D", Seq.No.D69.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4712. 20 October 1812. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735025.
- ^ a b "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4882. 12 July 1814. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005785830.
- ^ Good (2012), p. 78.
References[edit]
- Good, Timothy S., ed. (2012). American privateers in the war of 1812: the vessels and their prizes as recorded in Niles' weekly register. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-46695-5.