Clarendon (1807 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameClarendon
Launched1807, Whitehaven
CapturedJanuary 1815
General characteristics
Tons burthen485, [1] or 507 [2] (bm)
Complement37 [1]
Armament
  • 1814:2 × 24-pounder + 16 × 9-pounder carronades
  • 1814:2 × 9-pounder guns + 12 × 24&9-pounder carronades [1]

Clarendon was built in 1807 at Whitehaven. Between 1808 or so and 1813 she sailed as a West Indiaman between London and Jamaica. In 1814 she sailed for Batavia under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). The privateer Young Wasp captured Clarendon off the Cape of Good Hope (the Cape), on 6 January 1815, and she arrived at Baltimore on 15 April.

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Career

Clarendon first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1808. [3]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1808J.HudgenStill & Co.Whitehaven–Cork LR
1810J.Hodgen
J.Scott		Still & Co.London–JamaicaLR

15 February 1813 Clarendon, Scott, master, was at Deal, preparing to sail for Jamaica. A gale came up that cost her her anchors. Other vessels at Deal were blown out to sea. [4]

In 1813 the EIC lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC. [5]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1814J.ScottStill & Co.Liverpool–Jamaica
London–India		LR
1815J.Scott Mestaers London–IndiaLR

On 1 March 1814 Captain Thomas Lynn acquired a letter of marque [1] On 25 February Clarendon sailed for Batavia. [6]

Fate

On 8 January 1815 the United States privateer Young Wasp captured Clarendon of the Cape as Clarendon was returning to London from Batavia. Clarendon arrived at Baltimore on 15 April. [7] There she was condemned in prize. She had on board 1,150,000 pounds of coffee, a quantity of "elephants teeth", "Japan wood", etc. [8] [9]

Young Wasp had a burthen of 418 tons, was armed with 20 guns, and had a crew of 150 men. American records describe Clarendon as carrying 24 guns and having a crew of 50 men, [10] and being captured off the Cape of Good Hope. [11]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Letter of Marque, p.56 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Hackman (2001), p. 262.
  3. ↑ LR (1808), Supple. pages "C", Seq.№C18.
  4. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4748. 19 February 1813. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735026.
  5. ↑ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  6. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4849, Ship arrival and departure (SAD) data. 1 March 1814. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735026.
  7. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4972. 19 May 1815. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735027.
  8. ↑ Niles' Weekly Register, Vol 8, p.407.
  9. ↑ "Ship News". Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix (Providence, Rhode Island), 22 April 1815; Issue 15.
  10. ↑ Emmons (1853), p. 200.
  11. ↑ Good (2012), p. 108.

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