Lancaster (1803 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Launched | 1787 |
| Fate | British ownership 1803 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Lancaster |
| Acquired | 1803 |
| Fate | Last listed 1825 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 270,[1] or 273[2] (bm) |
| Complement | 30,[1] or 54[3] |
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Lancaster was built in France in 1787. She entered British ownership c.1803. In 1805 she made one voyage as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people during which a French privateer captured her in a single-ship action, but the Royal Navy recaptured her, enabling her to complete her voyage. She also recaptured a British ship. Thereafter she traded widely until she was last listed in 1825.
Career[edit]
Lancaster entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1804 with Stephens, master, James & Co., owner, and trade Liverpool–Barbados.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1805 | W. Stephens J.Robinson |
James & Co. Johnson & Co. |
Liverpool–Barbados | LR; large repair 1802 |
Captain John Robinson acquired a letter of marque on 21 January 1805 for Lancaster.[1] He sailed from Liverpool on 17 February 1805, bound for West Africa to acquire captives.[3] Lancaster, Robinson, master, was sailing from Africa to the West Indies when on 30 November 1805 a French privateer captured her. HMS Wasp recaptured Lancaster and sent her into Barbados. Lancaster had had four men killed and nine wounded when she was captured.[4]
Lancaster arrived at Barbados on 7 December. There she landed 285 captives.[3]
Lancaster sailed from Barbados on 22 January 1806, in company with Atalanta. The two vessels separated on 5 February in a gale[5]
Lancaster arrived at Waterford on 4 April 1806. On her way to Liverpool she struck a submerged rock off the Saltee Islands. She had taken on 6 feet (1.8 m) of water in her hold and had to unload before she could proceed.[6] She had left Liverpool with 54 crew members and had suffered 10 crew deaths on her voyage.[3]
Before she struck the rock, Lancaster recaptured Recovery, Wylie, master. Recovery had been sailing from Greenock to Cork and St Vincent when a French privateer had captured her off the Saltees. After her recapture, Recovery went into Cork.[7][a]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806 | J.Robinson J. Griffin |
Johnson & Co. | Liverpool–Africa Liverpool–Buenos Aires |
LR; large repair 1802 |
| 1810 | Turnbull | Johnson & Co. | Liverpool–Buenos Aires | Register of Shipping (RS); large repair 1802 and good repair 1808 |
| 1812 | Turnbull T.Voyce |
Johnson & Co. | Liverpool–Buenos Aires | LR |
| 1814 | T.Voyce M.Mason |
Child & Co. | Liverpool–Cape Breton Island | LR |
| 1815 | W. Mason | Child & Co. | Leith–Rotterdam London–Bermuda |
LR |
| 1820 | M'Dunet | Robertson | Liverpool–Africa | LR; damages repaired 1816 |
| 1825 | M'Danot | Robertson | Liverpool–Africa | RS; damages repaired 1816 |
Fate[edit]
Lancaster was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1823 and in the Register of Shipping in 1825.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Recovery, of 169 tons (bm), had been launched at Irvine, North Ayrshire, in 1797.[8]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.72 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ a b LR (1804), Supple. pages, "L", seq. №L5.
- ^ a b c d Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Lancaster voyage #82228.
- ^ Lloyd's List №4296.
- ^ Lloyd's List №4039.
- ^ Lloyd's List №4044.
- ^ Lloyd's List №4043.
- ^ LR (1805), Seq.№101.
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