38:
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with James, master, Sierra Leone
Company, owner, and trade London–Sierra Leone. She had undergone a good repair in 1791. The Sierra Leone Company had been established in March 1791 and had purchased several vessels. These vessels supported the colony the Company had established in Sierra Leone and
467:
In May 1782 Commander Sir James
Barclay assumed command. She was paid off in March 1783. The Navy sold her at Woolwich on 21 March. The auction price of ÂŁ2395 included her masts, yards, rigging, and some stores.
1269:
498:, Marshall, was off Whitby, returning from Davis Straits with five fish. A second report had her arriving at Gravesend on 17 August from Greenland with six fish.
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Substance of the Report of the Court of
Directors of the Sierra Leone Company: Delivered to the General Court of Proprietors, on Thursday the 26th February, 1795
675:
arrived at Cape Sierra Leone with passengers and some ÂŁ10,000 in goods. When
Telford saw that the Company's settlement had been destroyed he attempted to flee.
395:
543:. She returned on 14 July 1790. While she was on her voyage, her owner had changed from Hattersley to Stephens. Although there is no confirmation from
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The Debits and
Credits accounts for the Sierra Leone Company dated 31 December 1795 included as credits money expected from the underwriters for
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then purchased her. A French naval squadron captured her in
September 1794. The French Navy briefly took her into service as
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in April 1777 under
Commander Roger Wills for Home waters. In 1779 she was in the Belfast area. On 30 April she and
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caught fire and blew up. All her crew were saved. The other two fireships cut their cables and escaped the flames.
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on 25 August 1779, and underwent temporary fitting for the role between August and
September 1779 at Portsmouth.
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was starting to gain on the vessel that the French sent to pursue her when the wind failed. Telford immediately
391:
524:
does not appear under that name in a compendium of all merchant vessels registered at
Liverpool in 1786–1788.
514:, Marshall, master, sailed for Davis Strait. On 29 August they were back at Gravesend. Almost a year later
482:, Marshall, master, was off Whitby, returning from Greenland with one "fish" (whale). Then on 8 March 1786
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409:
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shared with some 30 vessels in the prize money for the capture on 4 July 1780 of the French privateer
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310:
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Ships employed in the South Sea Whale
Fishery from Britain: 1775–1815: An alphabetical list of ships
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in 1786 with J. Marshall, master, J. Dawse, owner, and trade London–Greenland. On 26 February 1787
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in August, for the Western squadron. In May 1780 she was at Portsmouth undergoing refitting and
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1173:
Rhys, Richard; du Pasquier, Thierry (1989). "Bay whaling off southern Africa, c. 1785–1805".
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978:
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ha arrived in Sierra Leone. (It was this fleet of 15 vessels that brought the settlers.)
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that its settlers, free blacks from Canada that the company had transported there, named
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on 23 October 1788, waiting to sail for the South Seas. By 11 March 1789 she was at the
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with D.Telford, master, the Sierra Leone Company, owner, and trade London–Sierra Leone.
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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four days later. She also shared with a number of vessels in the prize money for the
1215:
French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates
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387:
518:, Stevens, master, was at Gravesend again, having taken four fish, at Greenland.
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1168:. Series 3. Vol. 15. Manchester University Press for the Chetham Society.
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20:
668:, Sayford, master were only two of the many vessels the squadron captured.
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554:(1791) still carried her as being in the Southern Whale Fishery.
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having purchased her on the stocks. The Navy sold her in 1783. As
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to an American slave trader named Mariner, who had assisted them.
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and her passengers. On 13 October the French departed, taking
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s cargo. The Company had expected insurance largely to cover
379:
In February 1781 Commander William Cayley assumed command of
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662:, Telford, master, and another Sierra Leone Company ship,
564:, Wilson, master, sailed from the Downs for Sierra Leone.
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In September 1794 a French naval squadron comprising the
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was cruising the West African coast, destroying British
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British naval sloop, whaler, and merchantman 1777–1793
419:, the entire British fleet of 42 vessels, including
812:British Southern Whale Fishery Database – Voyages:
683:when the French overtook her. The French plundered
531:underwent a large repair. Captain John Inskip and
433:, captured on 23 June 1781, and the recapture of
394:for a second time. On the way the fleet captured
1005:
848:
429:shared with 11 other ships the prize money for
289:was launched at Liverpool in 1777, the British
8:
1213:Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2014).
993:
390:sailed a fleet to Gibraltar to relieve the
215:Overall:120 ft 9 in (36.8 m)
709:. She was deleted from the lists in 1796.
550:s ship arrival and departure (SAD) data,
859:
857:
825:
823:
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535:, Hattersley & Co., owners, were at
272:Sierra Leone Company:12 Ă— 6-pounder guns
19:For other ships with the same name, see
1175:South African Journal of Marine Science
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770:
737:
423:, shared in the resulting prize money.
360:Commander Phillip Walsh recommissioned
218:Keel:85 ft 0 in (25.9 m)
1164:Craig, Robert; Jarvis, Rupert (1967).
807:
805:
803:
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460:were lying at anchor at Plymouth when
27:
1270:Age of Sail merchant ships of England
601:arrived back in England in December.
131:
91:
34:
7:
1166:Liverpool Registry of Merchant Ships
444:On 11 October the three fireships
14:
1039:. 17 September 1791. p. 527.
236:11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
228:28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
486:, Marshall, master, sailed from
343:captured the American privateer
132:
93:
36:
415:executed the actual capture of
127:Captured September–October 1794
1:
1235:. Sierra Leone Company. 1795.
1118:. 25 April 1795. p. 385.
1006:Rhys & du Pasquier (1989)
947:. 29 January 1782. p. 4.
927:. 12 January 1782. p. 2.
849:Winfield & Roberts (2014)
581:for 4 May 1792 reported that
967:. 13 August 1782. p. 3.
593:, Wilson, and 15 ships from
79:By purchase 11 December 1796
1260:Fireships of the Royal Navy
907:. 12 March 1782. p. 4.
490:bound for "David Straits" (
1291:
887:. 29 June 1782. p. 3.
705:. In 1795 she was renamed
321:. She was struck in 1796.
18:
1187:10.2989/02577618909504564
994:Craig & Jarvis (1967)
744:John Inskip died in 1791.
441:, captured on 12 August.
180:
30:
1275:Ships of the French Navy
1255:Sloops of the Royal Navy
1145:Clayton, Jane M (2014).
1083:10 February 1795, â„–2689.
386:In spring 1781, Admiral
297:she made voyages to the
1217:. Seaforth Publishing.
983:16 October 1781, â„–1311.
269:HMS:18 Ă— 6-pounder guns
181:General characteristics
157:October 1794 by capture
1194:Winfield, Rif (2007).
626:lieutenant de vaisseau
404:, and the French brig
400:, the Spanish frigate
332:The Navy commissioned
307:southern whale fishery
301:, and one voyage as a
299:northern whale fishery
275:French service:20 guns
63:John Fisher, Liverpool
697:The French Navy took
624:under the command of
595:Halifax, Nova Scotia
353:was registered as a
311:Sierra Leone Company
1149:. Berforts Group.
1115:The London Gazette
1067:4 May 1792, â„–2398.
1036:The London Gazette
964:The London Gazette
944:The London Gazette
924:The London Gazette
904:The London Gazette
884:The London Gazette
671:On 9 October 1794
560:On 5 January 1792
504:first appeared in
257:French service:170
201:, or 368, or 400 (
87:Sold 21 March 1783
1224:978-1-84832-204-2
1053:(1792), Seq.â„–H85.
867:(1795), Seq.â„–H86.
833:(1786), Seq.â„–H86.
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374:Comte d'Estaing
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1110:"No. 13773"
1031:"No. 13344"
959:"No. 12322"
939:"No. 12266"
899:"No. 12278"
879:"No. 12309"
713:Post-script
691:with them.
494:). In July
408:. Although
330:Royal Navy:
317:, and then
1250:1777 ships
1244:Categories
1139:References
919:"No. 1226"
621:Experiment
431:Noord Beck
412:Cumberland
406:Trois Amis
291:Royal Navy
241:Complement
71:8 May 1777
765:Citations
656:factories
630:Vigilance
537:the Downs
488:the Downs
462:Firebrand
457:Firebrand
451:Lightning
410:HMS
366:coppering
355:fire ship
338:HMS
250:Sloop:125
21:HMS Harpy
755:Thornton
703:Harcourt
665:Thornton
635:Félicité
628:Arnaud,
613:Capture:
575:Freetown
527:In 1788
439:Voyageur
315:Harcourt
264:Armament
173:Stricken
154:Acquired
148:Harcourt
116:Acquired
76:Acquired
68:Launched
587:Lapwing
472:Whaler:
435:Neptune
345:Revenge
195:⁄
162:Renamed
60:Builder
1221:
1202:
1153:
707:Harpie
681:struck
651:Mutine
648:, and
646:Pervie
641:Mutine
454:, and
340:Boston
325:Career
319:Harpie
309:. The
303:whaler
210:Length
168:(1795)
166:Harpie
138:France
814:Harpy
732:Notes
726:Hardy
722:'
719:Harpy
699:Harpy
689:Harpy
685:Harpy
677:Harpy
673:Harpy
660:Harpy
617:razee
607:Harpy
599:Harpy
591:Harpy
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522:Harpy
516:Harpy
512:Harpy
502:Harpy
496:Harpy
484:Harpy
480:Harpy
446:Harpy
427:Harpy
421:Harpy
392:siege
381:Harpy
370:Harpy
362:Harpy
351:Harpy
334:Harpy
295:Harpy
286:Harpy
110:Harpy
54:Harpy
1219:ISBN
1200:ISBN
1151:ISBN
284:HMS
225:Beam
176:1796
144:Name
124:Fate
106:Name
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