Betsey (1800 ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameBetsey
Owner
  • 1800: Hugh Duncan Baillie, James Evan Baillie, Robert Bush, William Elton, John Elton and James Elton, merchants, Bristol[1]
  • 1818: William Scott, merchant, and William Lund, mariner, Bristol[1]
Launched1800, Bristol
Captured
  • 11 August 1813
  • October 1813
FateLast listed 1825
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen266,[2] or 26660⁄94 (bm)
Length94 ft 3 in (28.7 m)
Beam26 ft 3 in (8.0 m)
Armament2 × 4-pounder guns (1815)
NotesTwo decks and three masts

Betsey was launched at Bristol in 1800, and sailed as a West Indiaman. American vessels captured her twice in 1813 but each time she was recaptured. After the war she continued to sail as a West Indiaman. She was last listed in 1825.

Career

Betsey first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR), in the volume for 1800.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1800 T.J.Deake R.Baillie Bristol–Grenada LR
1801 T.J.Deake
J.Bailly 		R.Bailly Bristol–Grenada LR
1807 J.Bailey
Scriffin 		E.Bailey Cork–Grenada LR
1813 W.Scriffin
Merryweather 		E.Bailie Bristol–St Vincent LR; repairs 1810

Betsey's first captor, on 11 August 1813, was USS Argus. Argus captured Betsey, Merryweather, master, was on her way back from St Vincents to Bristol when Argus captured Betsey some nine leagues west of Scilly. Argus sent Betsey to France, but she was retaken and came into Plymouth.[3][4][a]

Betsey's second captor, in October 1813, was the privateer True Blooded Yankee. HMS Whiting, Eurotas, and Helicon recaptured Betsey, Merryweather, master, on 30 October, as well as several other prizes to True Blooded Yankee, and sent her into Plymouth. Betsey had been on her way from Bristol to Grenada when she had been captured some 100 miles from Lundy Island.[5]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1815 Merryweather
W.Lund 		E.Bailie Bristol–Grenada LR; repairs 1810
1818 W.Coffin
W.Lund 		W.Scott Cork
Bristol–Demerara 		LR; repairs 1810
1819 E.Simpson
D.Cameron 		Campbell Greenock–Demerara LR; repairs 1810
1825 D.Cammeron Campbell Greenock LR; repairs 1810

Fate

Betsey was last listed in 1825.

Notes

  1. ^ It is not clear who the re-captor was. It was not HMS Leonidas.[1] The Betsey that Leonidas reaptured was a different Betsey, and the recapture took place in April.

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Farr (1950), p. 34.
  2. ^ a b LR (1800), "B" supple. pages.
  3. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4790. 17 August 1813. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005785830.
  4. ^ Good (2012), p. 113.
  5. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4818. 2 November 1813. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735026.

References

  • Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950). Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838 (vessels over 150 tons). Vol. 15. Bristol Record Society.
  • Good, Timothy S., ed. (2012). American privateers in the war of 1812: the vessels and their prizes as recorded in Niles' weekly register. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786466955.