Duke of York was a fir-built ship of 500 tons (bm), built in 1780 at Archangel. In 1787 her owner was "Hitchie", her master "Jn Wolff", and her trade London—South Seas, indicating that she was a whaler.[1] More accurately, her master was John Wolfe,[2] Woolf, or Wolf, and her owner Richard Cadman Etches.[2] She sailed on 21 April 1787 for the South Seas.[3]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Duke of York |
| Owner | Richard Cadman Etches |
| Builder | Archangel |
| Launched | 1780 |
| Fate | Lost 11 September 1787 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 500 (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
Etches had received a license from the South Sea Company to sail around Cape Horn into the Pacific.[2] He dispatched her to reinforce the settlement at New Years Harbour (now Puerto Ano Nuevo) on Staten Island (now Isla de los Estados), off Tierra del Fuego.[a] Seal hunters established a factory there in 1786,[5] which was also well-located for vessels rounding Cape Horn to refresh and replenish their water.[4]
On 4 June, Duke of York sailed from St Jago, "all well".[6] By August, she was at the Falkland Islands, "all well".[7]
On 11 September, shortly after she arrived at New Years Harbour, Duke of York was lost. Her crew, however, was saved.[8]
The loss of Duke of York ended the factory. The people took to their boats and left the island.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Captain James Cook, then on his second voyage of exploration, had named the harbour after the date of his arrival, New Year's Day, 1775.[4]
Citations
edit- ^ Lloyd's Register (1787), №S216.
- ^ a b c Clayton (2014), p. 106.
- ^ British Southern Whale Fishery Database – voyages: Duke of York.
- ^ a b c Gallois (2011), p. 305, №105.
- ^ Gallois (2011), p. 78.
- ^ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1907). 14 August 1787.
- ^ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1944). 25 December 1787.
- ^ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1972): 78 v. 28 March 1788. hdl:2027/mdp.39015008145784.
References
edit- Clayton, Jane M (2014). Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775–1815: An alphabetical list of ships. Berforts Group. ISBN 9781908616524.
- Gallois, Robert (2011). A Voyage to the North West Side of America: The Journals of James Colnett, 1786-89. UBC Press. ISBN 9780774808552.
