Clarendon (1807 ship)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameClarendon
Launched1807, Whitehaven
CapturedJanuary 1815
General characteristics
Tons burthen485,[1] or 507[2](bm)
Complement37[1]
Armament
  • 1814:2 × 24-pounder + 16 × 9-pounder carronades
  • 1814:2 × 9-pounder guns + 12 × 24&9-pounder carronades[1]

Clarendon was built in 1807 at Whitehaven. Between 1808 or so and 1813 she sailed as a West Indiaman between London and Jamaica. In 1814 she sailed for Batavia under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). The privateer Young Wasp captured Clarendon off the Cape of Good Hope (the Cape), on 6 January 1815, and she arrived at Baltimore on 15 April.

Career

Clarendon first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1808.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1808 J.Hudgen Still & Co. Whitehaven–Cork LR
1810 J.Hodgen
J.Scott 		Still & Co. London–Jamaica LR

15 February 1813 Clarendon, Scott, master, was at Deal, preparing to sail for Jamaica. A gale came up that cost her her anchors. Other vessels at Deal were blown out to sea.[4]

In 1813 the EIC lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC.[5]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1814 J.Scott Still & Co. Liverpool–Jamaica
London–India 		LR
1815 J.Scott Mestaers London–India LR

On 1 March 1814 Captain Thomas Lynn acquired a letter of marque[1] On 25 February Clarendon sailed for Batavia.[6]

Fate

On 8 January 1815 the United States privateer Young Wasp captured Clarendon of the Cape as Clarendon was returning to London from Batavia. Clarendon arrived at Baltimore on 15 April.[7] There she was condemned in prize. She had on board 1,150,000 pounds of coffee, a quantity of "elephants teeth", "Japan wood", etc.[8][9]

Young Wasp had a burthen of 418 tons, was armed with 20 guns, and had a crew of 150 men. American records describe Clarendon as carrying 24 guns and having a crew of 50 men,[10] and being captured off the Cape of Good Hope.[11]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.56 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 262.
  3. ^ LR (1808), Supple. pages "C", Seq.№C18.
  4. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4748. 19 February 1813. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735026.
  5. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  6. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4849, Ship arrival and departure (SAD) data. 1 March 1814. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735026.
  7. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4972. 19 May 1815. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735027.
  8. ^ Niles' Weekly Register, Vol 8, p.407.
  9. ^ "Ship News". Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix (Providence, Rhode Island), 22 April 1815; Issue 15.
  10. ^ Emmons (1853), p. 200.
  11. ^ Good (2012), p. 108.

References

  • 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.
  • Emmons, George Foster (1853). The navy of the United States, from the commencement, 1775 to 1853; with a brief history of each vessel's service and fate ... Comp. by Lieut. George F. Emmons ... under the authority of the Navy Dept. To which is added a list of private armed vessels, fitted out under the American flag ... also a list of the revenue and coast survey vessels, and principal ocean steamers, belonging to citizens of the United States in 1850. Washington: Gideon & Co.
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.