| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Dochfour |
| Namesake | Loch Dochfour |
| Builder | Sydenham Teast, Bristol |
| Launched | 24 March 1810 |
| Fate | Wrecked 23 October 1846 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tons burthen | 300, or 34342⁄94, or 383 [2] (bm) |
| Length | 104 ft 4 in (31.8 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft 8 in (9.0 m) |
Dochfour (or Douchfour) was launched in March 1810 at Bristol. She sent much of her career as a West Indiaman, sailing between Bristol and Grenada. She was wrecked in October 1846.
Dochfour was the first vessel launched at Bristol after the completion of the Floating Harbour in 1809. [3] [4]
Dockfour first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1810. [2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | J.Bayley | A.J.Robe | Bristol–Grenada | LR |
On 11 August 1813 USS Argus was off Lundy capturing vessels from the homeward bound Leeward Islands Fleet. Dochfour, Baillie, master, was able to escape by using a stratagem. Knowing that he had no chance of escaping, Baillie hoisted a naval ensign and steered towards Argus. Argus was more interested in commerce raiding than combat and sailed towards the other merchantmen. [3] A few days later, on 14 August, HMS Pelican found Argus and captured her after a severe engagement. [5]
On 25 June 1823 Maria, Williams, master, from Jamaica, and Dochfour, Bailey, master, from Grenada, ran on shore in the River Avon, Bristol. Maria was stuck in the mud near the entrance to the Basin. However, Dochfour was further down the river and in a more dangerous situation. Both were got off that night on the next tide, Dochfour with the assistance of HM cutter Vigilant. [6] [5]
During a severe gale on 20 June 1835 at Quebec, Dochfour ran foul of Favorite. Both sustained some damage. [7]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1845 | Wakeham | Beeston & Co. | Bristol–Quebec | LR; large repair 1835, damages repaired 1835, & small repairs 1845 |
Dochfour was wrecked on 23 October 1846 on Cape Bon Ann, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Quebec City. [8]
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Elizabeth was a merchant ship built at Chepstow, Wales in 1809. She made three voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia. Elizabeth is no longer listed after 1832 and may have been lost in 1831.
Union Island was a merchant vessel launched at Bristol in 1794. In 1801, she participated in two single-ship actions. In the first, she repelled an attack by a Spanish privateer. In a later attack that year a French privateer captured her. She returned to English ownership in 1802. She then sailed as a West Indiaman until about 1818 when she started sailing between Liverpool and Africa. She was wrecked on 27 June 1821 on the coast of Africa.
Kingston was launched at Bristol in 1811. She traded between Bristol and Jamaica until her owners sold her in 1818. She then made two voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). Afterwards she continued trading with India, and then with Quebec. She was wrecked in 1833.
Elizabeth was launched at Bristol in 1809. She was originally a West Indiaman, but she wrecked in October 1819 at Table Bay while sailing from Bombay to London.
Andersons was launched at Poole in 1798. She then made seven voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. After the end of the British slave trade in 1807 her owners sold her to new owners who employed her as a West Indiaman. By 1810 she was registered in Whitby. She then served as a general merchant vessel until she was wrecked in 1823.
Barrosa was launched in 1811 at Cossipore. She sailed to England and then made six voyages for the British East India Company (EIC); during this period she also made one voyage carrying immigrants to South Africa. After the EIC gave up its maritime activities in 1833-1834, Barossa became a transport. She made three voyages transporting convicts to Australia. She was lost in 1847, without loss of life, while transporting contract labourers from Madras to Jamaica.
Lady Carrington was launched at Bristol in 1809. In an apparently short and uneventful career, she made five voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) before she was broken up in 1823.
Sarah was launched at Bristol as a West Indiaman. From 1818, after repairs to damage from a fire in 1817, she sailed as an East Indiaman until she wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope in 1822.
Gallant Schemer was launched in 1799 at Falmouth. A French privateer captured her in 1805, but she was back in British hands by 1808. She then traded with South America and the Mediterranean. A French privateer captured her in 1813.
Reliance was built at Bristol in 1831. She appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1832 with G.Forester, master, Hilhouse, owner, and trade Bristol–Trinidad.
Rachel was launched at Bristol in 1795. She spent most of her career as a constant trader, sailing to and from Nevis. A French privateer captured her in 1803 but a Liverpool letter of marque quickly recaptured her. She was wrecked in July 1811.
Several vessels have been named Constantia. The list below is in chronological order by year of launch.
John was launched at Chepstow in 1804. She then became a West Indiaman, sailing between Bristol and Jamaica. In 1826 she started sailing to Bengal under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She was wrecked on 30 June 1827 on such a voyage.
Apollo was launched in Bristol in 1819 as a West Indiaman. New owners in 1838 shifted her homeport to Dundee; she then sailed between Dundee and Montreal. In September 1843 she rescued the crew of a vessel that had foundered. Then in September 1846 a hurricane so damaged her that her crew and passengers abandoned her when two schooners came by and were able to rescue them.
Surinam was built in Bilbao in 1799, and taken in prize in 1805. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1806.
Miranda was launched in Bristol in 1828. In 1829–1830 she made one voyage to Bengal, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). On her return she became a West Indiaman, sailing to Jamaica and Antigua. She was broken up around 1851.
Betsey was launched at Bristol in 1800, and sailed as a West Indiaman. American privateers captured her twice in 1813 but each time she was recaptured. She was last listed in 1825.
Several ships have been named Trelawney or Trelawny.
William Miles was launched at Bristol in 1816 as a West Indiaman. She remained a West Indiaman until 1846, though she did make some voyages to Archangel and to the Baltic. New owners from 1846 sailed her to Quebec and North America. She underwent lengthening in 1854. Thereafter, a sequence of owners sailed her to India and the Mediterranean. She was wrecked on 9 August 1883.