Nimrod was launched in 1799 in Delaware or Philadelphia, possibly under another name. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1810 as a West Indiaman. In 1815 she was listed as being employed in the South Seas Fishery.[2] She was last listed in 1820.
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Builder | Delaware,[1] or Philadelphia |
Launched | 1799[1] |
Fate | Sold c.1810 |
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Name | Nimrod |
Acquired | 1810 |
Fate | Last listed in 1820 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 281[1] (bm) |
Armament | 14 × 12-pounder guns |
Career
editNimrod first appeared in LR in 1810.[1]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
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1810 | W.Burke | Robertson | Greenock–St Barts | LR |
1815 | W.Burke | Robertson | London–South Seas | LR; good repair 1811 |
1820 | W.Burke | Robertson | London–South Seas | LR; good repair 1811 |
Lloyd's List's Ship arrival and departure (SAD) information carries no mention of her.
Fate
editNimrod was last listed in the Register of Shipping in 1816 and in LR in 1820.
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d LR (1810), Supple. pages "N", Seq.№N22.
- ^ Clayton (2014), p. 183.
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.