Broderick was launched at Shields in 1786. Between 1786 and 1793 she made seven annual voyages as a whaler in the northern whale fishery (Greenland and Davis Strait). In 1806 she accidentally sank Jenny's Adventure, but in 1824 she rescued the crew of Hyperion, which was foundering in the Atlantic. Broderick was last listed in 1866.
| History | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Name | Broderick |
| Builder | North Shields[1] |
| Launched | 1786[2] |
| Fate | Last listed 1866 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 309,[1] or 316, or 328[2] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament |
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Career
editThe following data is primarily from Coltish:[3]
| Year | Master | Whales | Tuns whale oil | Seals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | 3 | 60 | 6 | |
| 1787 | 3 | 60 | 6 | |
| 1788 | Crastor | 5 | 112.5 | 0 |
| 1789 | Broderick | 7 | 137 | 0 |
| 1790 | 7 | 160.5 | 3 | |
| 1791 | Cloughton | 4 | ||
| 1792 | 1 | 26 | 20 | |
| 1793 | 1 | 15.5 | 2 |
In 1788 Broderick was in the Davis Strait. Lloyd's List reported on 18 July 1788 that Broderick, Crastor, master, had returned to Shields having caught five "fish" (whales).[4] A year later she returned from the Davis's Streights with seven large "fish".[5]
On 4 November 1788, Broderick, arrived at Portsmouth from Gibraltar.[6]
On 5 August 1791, Broderick, arrived at Shields, Cloughton, master, from Davis Strait, having taken four 'fish'.[7]
Broderick first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799.[8]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1799 | T.Reed | Naters & Co. | London transport | LR |
| 1800 | T.Reed | Naters & Co. | London transport | LR; small repairs 1800 |
| 1806 | T.Reed | Reed & Co. | Cork | LR; small repairs 1800, & keel and thorough repair 1803 |
On 23 January 1806, Broderick ran afoul of Jenny's Adventure, of Sunderland, off the Yorkshire coast, sinking her immediately.[9] Three crew from Jenny's Adventure were killed.
Lloyd's List reported on 15 June 1824 that the crew of Hyperion, of Shields, had abandoned her in the Atlantic Ocean. Broderick, whilst bound for Quebec, under the command of R. Peart, master and owner, rescued the crew.[10]
In 1834, Broderick, R. Peart, master and owner, sustained damages requiring repairs. At the time she was trading between Newcastle and the Baltic.[2]
In 1845 Broderick was sailing between Shields and the Baltic and then Shields and America. Her master was W. Carr, and her owner R. Peart. She had undergone small repairs in 1839 and a large repair in 1842.[1]
Fate
editBroderick was last listed in 1866 with T. Hopper, master, and S. Hewson, owner, and with trade London—Shields. That information had not changed since at least 1860 and may have been stale-dated.
Citations
edit- ^ a b c Lloyd's Register (1845), №B423.
- ^ a b c Lloyd's Register №B328.
- ^ Coltish (c. 1842).
- ^ Lloyd's List №2004.
- ^ Lloyd's List №2102.
- ^ "Lloyd's list. 1787-1788". 1741. pp. 78 v.
- ^ "Lloyd's list. 1791-1792". 1741. pp. 78 v.
- ^ LR (1799), Seq.No.B637.
- ^ Lloyd's List №4294.
- ^ Lloyd's List №5916.
References
edit- Coltish, William (c. 1842). An account of the success of the ships at the Greenland and Davis Straits fisheries 1772-1842 inclusive.