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| History |
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 United States |
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| Builder | Delaware,[1] or Philadelphia |
| Launched | 1799[1] |
| Fate | Sold c.1810 |
 United Kingdom |
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| Name | Nimrod |
| Acquired | 1810 |
| Fate | Last listed in 1820 |
| General characteristics |
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| Tons burthen | 281[1] (bm) |
| Armament | 14 × 12-pounder guns |
Nimrod was launched in 1799 in Delaware or Philadelphia, possibly under another name. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1810 as a West Indiaman. In 1815 she was listed as being employed in the South Seas Fishery. She was last listed in 1820.
Career
Nimrod first appeared in LR in 1810.[1]
| Year
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Master
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Owner
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Trade
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Source
|
| 1810
|
W.Burke
|
Robertson
|
Greenock–St Barts
|
LR
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| 1815
|
W.Burke
|
Robertson
|
London–South Seas
|
LR; good repair 1811
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| 1820
|
W.Burke
|
Robertson
|
London–South Seas
|
LR; good repair 1811
|
Lloyd's List's Ship arrival and departure (SAD) information carries no mention of her.
Fate
Nimrod was last listed in the Register of Shipping in 1816 and in LR in 1820.
Citations
References
- Clayton, Jane M (2014). Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775–1815: An alphabetical list of ships. Berforts Group. ISBN 9781908616524.
