Clarendon was built in 1807 at Whitehaven. Between 1808 or so and 1813 she sailed as a West Indiaman between London and Jamaica. In 1814 she sailed for Batavia under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). The privateer Young Wasp captured Clarendon off the Cape of Good Hope (the Cape), on 6 January 1815, and she arrived at Baltimore on 15 April.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Clarendon |
| Launched | 1807, Whitehaven |
| Captured | January 1815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 485,[1] or 507[2](bm) |
| Complement | 37[1] |
| Armament |
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Career
editClarendon first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1808.[3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1808 | J.Hudgen | Still & Co. | Whitehaven–Cork | LR |
| 1810 | J.Hodgen J.Scott |
Still & Co. | London–Jamaica | LR |
15 February 1813 Clarendon, Scott, master, was at Deal, preparing to sail for Jamaica. A gale came up that cost her her anchors. Other vessels at Deal were blown out to sea.[4]
In 1813 the EIC lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC.[5]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1814 | J.Scott | Still & Co. | Liverpool–Jamaica London–India |
LR |
| 1815 | J.Scott | Mestaers | London–India | LR |
On 1 March 1814 Captain Thomas Lynn acquired a letter of marque[1] On 25 February Clarendon sailed for Batavia.[6]
Fate
editOn 8 January 1815 the United States privateer Young Wasp captured Clarendon of the Cape as Clarendon was returning to London from Batavia. Clarendon arrived at Baltimore on 15 April.[7] There she was condemned in prize. She had on board 1,150,000 pounds of coffee, a quantity of "elephants teeth", "Japan wood", etc.[8][9]
Young Wasp had a burthen of 418 tons, was armed with 20 guns, and had a crew of 150 men. American records describe Clarendon as carrying 24 guns and having a crew of 50 men,[10] and being captured off the Cape of Good Hope.[11]
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.56 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 262.
- ^ LR (1808), Supple. pages "C", Seq.№C18.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4748. 19 February 1813. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735026.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4849, Ship arrival and departure (SAD) data. 1 March 1814. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735026.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4972. 19 May 1815. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735027.
- ^ Niles' Weekly Register, Vol 8, p.407.
- ^ "Ship News". Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix (Providence, Rhode Island), 22 April 1815; Issue 15.
- ^ Emmons (1853), p. 200.
- ^ Good (2012), p. 108.
References
edit- Good, Timothy S., ed. (2012). American privateers in the war of 1812: the vessels and their prizes as recorded in Niles' weekly register. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786466955.
- Emmons, George Foster (1853). The navy of the United States, from the commencement, 1775 to 1853; with a brief history of each vessel's service and fate ... Comp. by Lieut. George F. Emmons ... under the authority of the Navy Dept. To which is added a list of private armed vessels, fitted out under the American flag ... also a list of the revenue and coast survey vessels, and principal ocean steamers, belonging to citizens of the United States in 1850. Washington: Gideon & Co.
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.