Duck (ship)

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Several vessels have been named Duck for the duck:

Duck, of 110 tons (bm), P.Billings, master, was a foreign-built brig.^[1] She was a Liverpool-based coaster that was driven ashore on 10 November 1810 and wrecked at Padstow. She was on a voyage from St. Agnes, Cornwall to Newport, Monmouthshire.^[2]
Duck (1812 ship) was launched in Boston in 1804, presumably under another name. She was taken in prize in 1812 and became a British merchantman. She spent much of her career sailing between Britain and Newfoundland. In 1813, an American privateer captured her, but then a Royal Navy brig recaptured her. At the end of the year, French frigates captured Duck, but released her. She was wrecked on 15 October 1829.
Duck (1813 ship) was launched at Stettin, probably under another name. She became a British merchant vessel circa 1813. The USS Peacock captured Duck off the coast of Africa, took off her crew, and sank her.

Citations

↑ Register of Shipping (1810), Seq.no.D375.
↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4511. 16 November 1810. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005721876.

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Duck was launched in Boston in 1804, presumably under another name. She was taken in prize in 1812 and became a British merchantman. She spent much of her career sailing between Britain and Newfoundland. In 1813, an American privateer captured her, but then a Royal Navy brig recaptured her. At the end of the year, French frigates captured Duck, but released her. She was wrecked on 15 October 1829.

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[1] Register of Shipping (1810), Seq.no.D375.

[2] "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4511. 16 November 1810. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005721876.

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