York (1783 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see York (ship).

History
Great Britain
Name	York
Launched	1783, Archangel [1]
Fate	Burnt 30 November 1793
Notes	Fir-built
General characteristics
Tons burthen	600, [1] or 708 (bm)

York was launched in 1783 at Archangel. She traded with Northern Russia until 1792 when the Sierra Leone Company purchased her for use as a storeship. She was burnt at Sierra Leone on 30 November 1793.

Career

York first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) inn 1783. ^[1]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1783	J.Randall	Staniforth	Archangel–London	LR
1792	J.Randall S.Hebden	Staniforth Sierra Leone Company	London–Onega London–Africa	LR

In 1792 the Sierra Leone Company purchased York to use her as a storeship. On 9 May York, Hebden, master, sailed for Sierra Leone. In June Lloyd's List reported that she had sprung a leak and had had to put back into Plymouth. ^[2] She sailed for Sierra Leone again on 30 July.

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1794	S.Hebden	Sierra Leone Company	London–Africa	LR

Fate

Lloyd's List reported in February 1794 that the company's storeship York had burnt at Sierra Leone. ^[3]

On 30 November 1793 York caught fire. She was holding £4–15,000 of African produce. Her master appears to have been Captain Wallace. Her crew, the crew of Harpy, and most of the people on shore provided no assistance. Captain Telford, master of Harpy, and the mate from York did what they could, but to no avail. ^[4]

References

• Crooks, John Joseph (1903). A History of the Colony of Sierra Leone, Western Africa: With Maps and Appendices. Browne and Nolan.

Citations

1. LR (1783), Seq.No.Y60.
2. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 2406. 1 June 1792. hdl:2027/uc1.c3049066.
3. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 2585. 11 February 1794. hdl:2027/uc1.c3049067.
4. Crooks (1903), pp. 47–48.