40:
278:. She was part of the Jamaica fleet, 109 merchantmen plus escorts, returning to England. Of the 109 vessels, by October five vessels of the 109 in the convoy were still unaccounted for, though only 13 were known to have sunk. The seventy crew on the vessels known to have been lost were drowned.
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Captain M'Vicar died at
Morrant Bay. Captain William Wight acquired a letter of marque on 19 December 1811. He acquired a second one on 1 December 1812.
1235:
590:, which became a northern whale fishery whaler sailing out of Liverpool. That year she was the only whaler operating out of Liverpool. In 1820,
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825:, the first time it had been raised in Davis Strait, and conducted a prayer service for the seamen from all the nearby whalers.
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tried, but the ice came back, crushing her. Her crew barely had time to save their clothes. Captain
William Manger shifted to
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169:
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94:
501:, Marjoribanks, master, arrived at New York City from Leith, with passengers. From New York she sailed on to Jamaica.
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off San
Domingo. They plundered her of her firearms, cutlasses, and powder. She was on her way from Jamaica to Leith.
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hunted whales in the waters off
Greenland. In 1821, Captain William Manger replaced Captain Robertson; under Manger,
17:
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The day before, several vessels were made fast to ice flows at 72°5'N. The next day a small channel opened.
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An account of the success of the ships at the
Greenland and Davis Straits fisheries 1772-1842 inclusive
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joined her. The whaling season lasted from
February–March to July–October. Between whaling seasons,
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172:. She made three annual whaling voyages before she was lost in 1822 when ice crushed her.
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354:, Jamaica. After she unloaded part of her cargo she was gotten off without any damage.
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Gourlay went on to become the manager of the Old
Shipping Company of London and Leith.
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164:. She survived a major hurricane and an attack by pirates. From 1819, she was a
129:
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The firm was involved in the West Indian sugar and rum trade. In addition to
165:
863:, and some other vessels. The firm went out of business circa 1826.
143:
1812: 4 Ă— 6 & 4 Ă— 9-pounder guns + 12 Ă— 18-pounder carronades
128:
1799: 6 Ă— 6-pounder guns + 4 Ă— 12-pounder + 4 Ă— 18-pounder
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sailed to
Archangel or New Brunswick. In 1819 and 1820,
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he acquired a new letter of marque on 21 January 1805.
490:
On 2 February 1817, pirates in two schooners boarded
140:
1811: 10 Ă— 6-pounder guns + 6 Ă— 18-pounder carronades
134:
1805: 4 Ă— 6-pounder guns + 4 Ă— 18-pounder carronades
821:, Johnson, master. On her on Sunday he raised the
932:"Letter of Marque, p.72 – Retrieved 25 July 2017"
350:, of Leith, Nelson, master, was driven ashore at
263:on 25 December 1799. After the resumption of
8:
156:was launched at Leith in 1799. She became a
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798:on 26 June 1822, while she was whaling in
1181:Ships from Scotland to America, 1628-1828
831:was one of seven whalers lost that year.
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16:For other ships with the same name, see
1199:Reminiscences of Port and Town of Leith
1183:. Vol. 1. Genealogical Publishing.
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1226:Age of Sail merchant ships of England
1192:. Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson.
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924:
922:
782:Another source reports that in 1821,
36:
7:
1131:. No. 5733. 13 September 1822.
1104:. No. 16074. 20 September 1822.
1089:. No. 16068. 13 September 1822.
586:In 1819, Hurry & Co. purchased
14:
967:. No. 4088. 7 October 1806.
259:Captain David Gourlay acquired a
1002:. No. 4547. 22 March 1811.
38:
1236:Maritime incidents in June 1822
1100:"Davis Straits Whale Fishery".
1025:. No. 5164. 1 April 1817.
64:1799: William Sibbald & Son
1:
1166:Coltish, William (c. 1842).
786:had boiled 200 tons of oil.
276:1806 Great Coastal hurricane
160:, sailing under a series of
80:Crushed by ice 22 June 1822
1252:
561:; repairs 1812 & 1819
484:; repairs 1810 & 1812
462:; repairs 1810 & 1812
440:; repairs 1810 & 1812
394:; repairs 1807 & 1810
340:; repairs 1806 & 1807
318:; repairs 1806 & 1807
270:Between 21 and 23 August,
18:List of ships named Forbes
15:
84:
31:
27:
811:managed to get through.
137:1808: 2 Ă— 6-pounder guns
1188:Lubbock, Basil (1937).
1031:2027/hvd.32044105226351
1008:2027/hvd.32044105232920
85:General characteristics
1197:Martine, John (1888).
1179:Dobson, David (1998).
867:was lost in July 1834.
802:. Her crew was saved.
497:On 12 September 1817,
170:northern whale fishery
1221:Ships built in Leith
915:(1799), Seq.no.L330.
346:On 25 January 1811,
1127:"The Marine List".
1117:, pp. 245–246.
1021:"The Marine List".
998:"The Marine List".
963:"The Marine List".
519:Source & notes
418:Source & notes
372:Source & notes
296:Source & notes
211:Source & notes
944:on 20 October 2016
629:Tuns of whale oil
183:first appeared in
1137:2027/uc1.c2735032
1061:Coltish (c. 1842)
973:2027/uc1.c2735022
851:, the firm owned
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162:letters of marque
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246:Leith–Petersburg
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1152:, p. 250.
1150:Lubbock (1937)
1142:
1119:
1115:Lubbock (1937)
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1085:"(untitled)".
1077:
1075:, p. 218.
1073:Lubbock (1937)
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986:Martine (1888)
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1129:Lloyd's List
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849:Lady Forbes
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823:Bethel Flag
813:Lady Forbes
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784:Lady Forbes
608:Lady Forbes
604:Lady Forbes
600:Lady Forbes
588:Lady Forbes
499:Lady Forbes
492:Lady Forbes
352:Annotto Bay
348:Lady Forbes
272:Lady Forbes
193:) in 1799.
181:Lady Forbes
153:Lady Forbes
72:1799, Leith
55:Lady Forbes
1216:1799 ships
1210:Categories
1160:References
948:27 October
643:Robertson
569:Robertson
549:Robertson
382:D.M'Vicar
130:carronades
102:Complement
884:Citations
808:Brunswick
450:Robinson
428:M.Wright
426:D.M'Vicar
328:A.Nelson
304:D.Gourlay
219:T.Bishop
113:1811: 30
818:Cumbrian
755:Coltish
718:Coltish
680:Coltish
552:Sibbald
530:Sibbald
475:Sibbald
470:Robinson
453:Sibbald
448:W.Wright
431:Sibbald
385:Sibbald
380:A.Nelson
331:Sibbald
309:Sibbald
243:Sibbald
240:Gourlay
238:T.Bishop
222:Sibbald
123:Armament
116:1812: 50
110:1805: 35
107:1799: 30
69:Launched
763:Manger
744:Manger
635:Source
626:Whales
623:Master
510:Master
409:Master
363:Master
287:Master
202:Master
32:History
857:Roselk
632:Seals
592:Baffin
516:Trade
513:Owner
415:Trade
412:Owner
369:Trade
366:Owner
293:Trade
290:Owner
208:Trade
205:Owner
176:Career
166:whaler
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835:Notes
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741:1821
723:1820
705:1820
685:1820
667:1819
640:1819
620:Year
596:James
566:1820
544:1819
524:1818
507:Year
467:1816
445:1815
423:1813
406:Year
377:1812
360:Year
323:1810
301:1808
284:Year
235:1800
216:1799
199:Year
61:Owner
950:2018
861:Lune
790:Fate
769:110
734:350
731:186
713:125
693:110
675:124
594:and
77:Fate
51:Name
1133:hdl
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1004:hdl
969:hdl
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