Salisbury (1781 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Salisbury |
| Builder | Havana[1] |
| Renamed |
|
| Fate | Wrecked 1789 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 450[1] (bm) |
| Armament | 20 × 9-pounder guns[1] |
| Notes | 1776 rebuilt of cedar |
Salisbury was built at Havana c.1761 under another name. She first appeared under British ownership in 1781 as a West Indiaman. In 1785 she became the northern whale fishery whaler Rebecca. In 1787 new owners renamed her Harpooner and she was briefly a northern whaler in the Davis Strait. She was wrecked in 1789.
Career[edit]
The vessel that became Salisbury was launched at Havana, c.1761. She entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1781 as Salisbury. Her master was J.Burrows, her owner G.Gibbons, and her trade Portsmouth–Jamaica.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1782 | J.Bussouxs K.Relden G.Stupart |
Gibbons | Cowes–Jamaica | LR; large repair 1782 |
| 1784 | G.Stuppart | Gibbons | London–Jamaica | LR; rebuilt 1776 & large repair 1782 |
LR for 1785 is not available online. In 1786 Rebecca appeared with the notation that she was the former Salisbury. Her master was J.Barham, her owner J.Menetone, and her trade London–Greenland.[2]
Rebecca became Harpooner in 1787.[3] Her owner was Robert Mann, her owner Olive & Co., and her trade London-Davis Strait. The entry referred to her being named Rebecca in 1781, having been built in 1761, and repaired in 1782, 1785, and 1787.[4]
On 20 July 1787 Lloyd's List (LL) published a report from Davis Strait that listed the whalers there and their catch. Of 24 vessels still there, Harpooner, Mann, master, was one of only two that had caught nothing.[5]
Fate[edit]
Harpooner was lost in 1789 on the coast near Cherbourg while coming from St Ubes.[6]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Lloyd's register of shipping. 1781". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/mdp.39015065522651.
- ^ "Lloyd's register of shipping. 1786". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/mdp.39015065522628.
- ^ Lloyd's Register (LR) (1787), Seq.№R32.
- ^ LR (1787), Seq.H392.
- ^ "Lloyd's list. 1787-88". HathiTrust: 78 v. 1741. hdl:2027/uc1.c3049064.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 1304. London. 9 November 1789. col C-D, p. 3.