Blenheim (1790 ship)

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The merchantman Blenheim of London
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British-Red-Ensign-1707.svgGreat Britain
NameBlenheim
Builder Peter Everitt Mestaer, King and Queen Dock, Rotherhithe [1]
Launched27 July 1790 [1]
FateWrecked November 1836; last listed 1837
General characteristics
Tons burthen360, [2] or 369, [1] or 381, or 382 [3] (bm)

Blenheim was launched in 1790 as West Indiaman, and spent almost all of her career as a West Indiaman. In 1818 she made one voyage to Bengal under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). On her return from Bengal she reverted to the West Indies trade. Later she traded between London and Quebec. She was wrecked in November 1836 and refloated. She was last listed in 1837.

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Career

Blenheim entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1790 with G.Kitton, master, Fryer & Co., owner, and trade London–Jamaica. [2]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1795T.WilsonFryer & Co.London–JamaicaLR
1800J.Dodd
W.Merriton
F.Smith		H.Jackson
J.Slegg & Co.		London–Jamaica
London–Barbados		LR
1805G.MillerLong & Co.London–GrenadaLR; small repairs 1801 & damages repaired 1802
1810G.MillerLong & Co.London–GrenadaLR; small repairs 1801 & 1804; thorough repair 1809
1818G.Miller
Wilson		Long & Co.London–GrenadaLR; thorough repair 1810 and 1815

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India under a license from the EIC. [4]

Blenheim appeared on a list of licensed ships sailing to India in 1818. Blenheim, Shirley, master, sailed for Calcutta on 17 October. [5]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1820Shirley
Smith		Long & Co.London–Bengal
London–Grenada		LR; thorough repair 1815
1825SmithLong & Co.London–GrenadaLR; thorough repair 1815 & small repairs 1823
1829J.Hodnett
Frankland		Long & Co.London–St VincentLR; thorough repair 1815 & small repairs 1823, 1826, & 1829 [6]
1830J.FranklandLong & Co.London–QuebecLR; thorough repair 1815 & small repairs 1823 & 1829
1835Frankland

In 1836 Blenheim's registry changed to Whitby. At that time her owners were James Terry, Francis Wilson, Henry Prescott, and Will Clarkson. [7]

Fate

Blenheim, Wilson, master, was wrecked on 29 November 1846, on the Abo Tiller Bank, in the Baltic Sea off Nakskov, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. [8] [9] Blenheim was refloated on 22 December and towed into Alboe, Sweden. [10]

Blenheim was last listed in 1837 with Wilson, master, J. Terry, owner, and trade London–Quebec. [3]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Hackman (2001), p. 254.
  2. 1 2 LR (1790), Seq.№B519.
  3. 1 2 LR (1837), Seq.№B266.
  4. ↑ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  5. ↑ LR (1819), "Licensed India Ships – Season 1818".
  6. ↑ LR (1829), Seq.№B330.
  7. ↑ Weatherill (1908), p. 222.
  8. ↑ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 16287. London. 15 December 1836. col A, p. 5.
  9. ↑ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 2993. London. 12 December 1836.
  10. ↑ "Ship News". The Morning Post. London. 14 January 1837.

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