Princess Amelia was a ship that was launched in France or the Netherlands in 1789, almost certainly under another name. She was taken in prize in 1801. She made one unsuccessful voyage as a sealer in the British southern whale fishery. Thereafter she became a West Indiaman. She was reportedly broken up in 1807.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Princess Amelia |
| Namesake | Princess Amelia of Great Britain |
| Launched | 1789, France or the Netherlands[1] |
| Acquired | 1801 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Broken up 1807 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 365[2] (bm) |
| Armament | 6 × 3-pounder guns (1805) |
Career
editPrincess Amelia first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1801.[3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | H.Swain | J.Iggulden | Yarmouth–Southern Fishery | LR |
On 24 August 1801 Princess Amelia, Swain, master, sailed from Yarmouth for the Southern Fishery. On 24 September she sailed from Portsmouth; on 29 September she was at Falmouth. She continued on, via Madeira, and was reported to have been "all well" on 8 November at Bonavista while on her way to South Georgia.[2]
In December 1801 Princess Amelia, Swain, master, put into Paramaribo in distress.[4] She was next reported returning to London from Surinam. She was too late to go onto South Georgia for the sealing season, and her captain and five crew members had died.[5] She arrived back at Gravesend from Surinam on 8 June 1802.[2]
In 1802 she was valued at £7,000.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1803 | H.Swain J.Jerman |
J.Iggulden | Yarmouth–Southern Fishery | LR |
Princess Amelia, Jarman, master, was in 1804 next reported sailing as a West Indiaman to Trinidad.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Sources & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1805 | J.Jarman W.Bailis |
Ingulden | London–Trinidad | Register of Shipping; good repair 1803 |
| 1806 | W.Bailis | Ingulden | London–Trinidad | Register of Shipping; good repair 1803 |
Princess Amelia, Bailes, master, arrived at Gravesend on 22 October 1805, from Trinidad.
Fate
editPrincess Amelia was reported to have been broken up in 1807.[6] The registers continued to carry her for several years, but with stale data.
Citations
edit- ^ RS (1806), Seq.No.548.
- ^ a b c d Clayton (2014), p. 195.
- ^ LR (1801), Supple. pages "P", Seq.No.P77.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4246. 13 April 1802. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735020.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4357. 21 May 1802. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735020.
- ^ British Southern Whale Fishery Database – Voyages: Princess Ameia.
References
edit- Clayton, J.M. (2014). Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775-1815: An alphabetical list of ships. Jane M. Clayton. ISBN 978-1-908616-52-4.