Amphitrite was launched at Scarborough in 1791. In 1793–1794 she served the British Royal Navy as a hired armed vessel. She was last listed in 1797.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Amphitrite |
| Namesake | Amphitrite |
| Builder | Scarborough[1] |
| Launched | 1791[1] |
| Fate | Last listed in 1797 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 327, or 328[2] (bm) |
| Armament | 10 (or 20) × 6-pounder guns[2] |
Career
editAmphitrite first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1792 with W.Hayes, master, W.Fowler, owner, and trade London–Havre.[1]
Amphitrite served as a hired armed ship for the Royal Navy between 21 April 1793 and 30 October 1794.[2] In January 1793 Lieutenant R.R. Bowyer commissioned the armed sloop Amphitrite for service in the Channel.[3] On 1 December 1793 the armed ship Amphitrite, R.R.Bowyer, commander, was part of a small squadron under Admiral John McBride that sailed to the coasts of Brittany and Normandy with troops under the command of Earl of Moira to create a diversion to help the Royalist cause.[4]
Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 11 March 1794 that the armed ship Amphitrite had brought into the Downs three ships: Margaretha Dorothea, from Altona, Hamburg to Genoa, with wheat; Specs Nova, from Altona with wheat for a market; and Two Brothers, with wine, spirits, etc.[5] A week later, Amphitrite sent the Swedish ship Intrepid, with her cargo of wheat, into the Downs.[6] Three days after that, Lloyd's List reported that Amphitrite had brought into the Downs Margartha Dorothea, Wallis, master, carrying wheat from Dort for the "Streights".[7] These captures aside, Amphitrite spent most of her time escorting convoys in the Channel.
Amphrite was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1797 with unchanged information since 1792.
Citations
edit- ^ a b c LR (1792), "A" supple. pages, Seq.№A630.
- ^ a b c Winfield (2008), p. 387.
- ^ "NMM, vessel ID 379845" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol v. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ Naval Chronicle, Vol. 19, p.272.
- ^ LL 11 March 1794, №2593.
- ^ LL 18 March 1794, №2595.
- ^ LL 21 March 1794, №2596.
References
edit- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.