Trelawney (or Trelawny) was launched in 1783 in Liverpool as a West Indiaman. In 1800 a French privateer captured her as Trelawney was sailing to the Mediterranean, but the Royal Navy quickly recaptured her. The ship traded with North America until she was wrecked on 19 February 1803.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Trelawney |
| Launched | 1783, Liverpool |
| Captured | 1800 (twice) |
| Fate | Wrecked, 19 February 1803 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 560,[1] or 616,[2][3] or 635, or 640[3] (bm) |
| Length | 125 ft 3 in (38.2 m)[2] |
| Beam | 34 ft 0 in (10.4 m)[2] |
| Complement | |
| Armament | |
| Notes | Three decks & three masts |
Career
editTrelawney was reported to have been originally intended to be a 36-gun frigate.[4] She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1784.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1784 | Harrison | Richard Watts | Liverpool–Jamaica | LR |
In July 1788 Trelawney, Harrison, master, arrived at Liverpool from Jamaica. She brought with her the crew of Morant, Aikin master. Morant had been wrecked on the Key of the Cockscombs while sailing from Jamaica to Bristol.[5][a]
On 19 October 1790 Captain Henry Bunster replaced Captain Thomas Harrison as master of Trelawney,[2] however the change did not appear in Lloyd's Register. Then on 15 November 1791 Captain John Gillis replaced Captain Bunster.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1792 | Harrison J.Gillis |
Watt & Co. | Liverpool–Jamaica | LR; raised 1785 |
| 1793 | Gillis R.Cummins |
Watt & Co. | Liverpool–Jamaica | LR; raised 1785 |
On 22 October 1793, Captain Robert Cummins replaced Gillis. War with France had broken out in early 1793 and on 17 October Cummins acquired a letter of marque.[3]
In 1796 Trelawney was sold to residents of Glasgow.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1796 | Cummins J.Malcolm |
Watt & Co. | Liverpool–Jamaica | LR; raised 1784 |
| 1797 | Malcolm N.Kennedy |
Hunter & Co. | Liverpool–Nova Scotia | LR; raised 1784 & repaired 1795 |
| 1798 | Kennedy J.Lockart |
Hunter & Co. |
Bristol–Halifax Liverpool Martinique |
LR; raised 1784, repaired 1795 & 1798 |
| 1800 | Kenedy Lockhard |
Taylor & Co. Hume |
Liverpool−Martinique Liverpool–Leghorn |
LR; repairs 1798 |
Captain John Lockhard acquired a letter of marque on 7 January 1800.[3]
On 14 February 1800 HMS Endymion and Amazon recaptured Trelawney,[7] which had been sailing from Liverpool to Leghorn when the French Saint Malo privateer Bougainville captured her. Amazon also captured Bougainville, of eighteen 6-pounder guns and eighty-two men. The next day Bougainville ran into Amazon, lost her masts and foundered, but all but one man of her crew were saved.[8] Amazon, including Bougainville's crew, Endymion, and Trelawney arrived at Portsmouth on 21 February.[9][b]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | P.Lockard D.Stamper |
Bayley & Co. Hulme & Co. |
Liverpool–Leghorn Liverpool-Virginia |
LR; raised 1784, repaired 1795 & 1798, and large repair 1802 |
| 1802 | D.Stamper L.Afflick |
D.Hulme & Co. | Liverpool-Virginia | LR; raised 1784, repaired 1795 & 1798, and large repair 1802 |
On 5 February 1801 Captain Isaac Duck acquired a letter of marque. On 28 December 1801 he returned to Liverpool from Virginia. His tenure as master of Trelawney did not appear in Lloyd's Register.
Fate
editOn 19 February 1803 Trelawney, Affleck, master, was returning to Liverpool from Baltimore. Off Liverpool, she took on board a pilot. Shortly thereafter she grounded on the Mad-Wharf sandbank, was refloated, but found to be so leaky that she was run onshore near Ravenglass, about 16 miles from Whitehaven, with 15 feet of water in her hold.[11][12] The passengers were put ashore, but five lives were lost when a boat returning to the ship capsized.[3][12] It was later reported that, despite hopes of salvage, she went to pieces on 25 February.[4]
Notes
editCitations
edit- ^ a b LR (1784), Seq.No.T411.
- ^ a b c d e Craig & Jarvis (1967), p. 33.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Letter of Marque, p.90 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant. No. 6595. Newcastle on Tyne. 5 March 1803. p. 4. Retrieved 13 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 2004. 18 July 1788. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ LR (1788), Seq.No.M414.
- ^ "No. 15248". The London Gazette. 15 April 1800. p. 367.
- ^ "No. 15233". The London Gazette. 22 February 1800. p. 186.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4024. 25 February 1800. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Demerliac (1999), p. 323, No.3093.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4328. 25 February 1803. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005721504.
- ^ a b "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant. No. 6594. Newcastle on Tyne. 26 February 1803. p. 4. Retrieved 13 July 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
References
edit- Craig, Robert; Jarvis, Rupert (1967). Liverpool Registry of Merchant Ships. Series 3. Vol. 15. Manchester University Press for the Chetham Society.
- Demerliac, Alain (1999). La Marine de la Révolution: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1792 à 1799 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 9782906381247. OCLC 492783890.