Orange Valley (1781 ship)

History
Great Britain
Name	Orange Valley
Launched	1781, Bristol [1]
Captured	Captured and burnt 21 July 1796
General characteristics
Tons burthen	400 [1] (bm)
Armament	20 × 12-pounder guns [1]

Orange Valley was launched at Bristol in 1781 as a West Indiaman. A French squadron captured and burnt her on 21 July 1796.

Career

Orange Valley entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1781. ^[1] Between 1781 and 1783, LR conflated her with the Bristol-built Hector.

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1781	C.Watson	Meyler & Co.	Bristol–Jamaica	LR
1782	C.Watson	Meyler & Co.	Bristol–Jamaica	LR; "Now the Hector, Ronaldson"
1783	C.Watson	Gordon & Co.	Bristol–Jamaica	LR
1790	C.Watson J.Thompson	Gordon & Co.	Bristol–Jamaica	LR
1792	J.Thompson P.Wade	Gordon & Co. J.Rodgers	Bristol–Jamaica Bristol–Honduras	LR; good repair 1791
1796	P.Wade	Captain	Bristol–Jamaica	LR; good repair 1791

Fate

A French squadron captured Orange Valley, Wade, master, in the Atlantic Ocean and burnt her. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol. ^[2]

Citations

1. LR (1781), "O"supple. pages, Seq. No.O55.
2. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (2866). 25 October 1796.