Amphitrite (1789 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Amphitrite |
| Namesake | Amphitrite |
| Builder | Unknown |
| Launched | Unknown |
| Fate | Lost 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 200,[1] or 236[2][3] (bm) |
| Complement | 25[2] |
| Armament |
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Amphitrite's origins are obscure. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1789. Her entry notes that she had been almost rebuilt in 1783 and had undergone a good repair in 1788, presumably under a different name. From 1789 to 1799 she was a whaler in the Northern (Greenland) Whale Fishery. She then started on a voyage as a slave ship but capsized off the coast of Africa.
Career
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1789 | T.Pagan | Gryson & Co. | Liverpool–Greenland | LR; almost rebuilt 1783, & good repair 1788[1] |
| 1790 | J.Pagan J.Miller |
Mason & Co. | Liverpool–Greenland | LR; almost rebuilt 1783, & good repair 1788 |
| 1795 | J.Miller | Liverpool–Greenland | LR; almost rebuilt 1783, & good repair 1788 | |
| 1799 | Gardner C__hn |
Ross & Co. | Liverpool–Greenland Liverpool–Africa |
LR; almost rebuilt 1783, good repair 1788, & damages repaired 1796 |
| 1800 | Carnehan | R.Johnson | Liverpool–Africa | LR; almost rebuilt 1783, good repair 1788, & damages repaired 1796 |
Slave voyage and loss
Captain James Cosnahan acquired a letter of marque on 20 March 1799.[2] Cosnachan (or Cosmacher) sailed Amphitrite (or Amphitut) from Liverpool on 16 June, bound for Bonny; she was legally allowed to transport up to 470 slaves.[4]
Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 10 January 1800 that Amphitrite, Cochrane, master, had capsized at New Calabar, Africa.[5]
The Trans Atlantic Slave Trade database has Amphitrite being captured.[6] However, there were two Amphitrites of Liverpool that were engaged in gathering slaves off the coast of Africa in late 1799, and both were lost. The other was Amphitrite, Adams, master, which by elimination appears to be the one that the French captured.
Citations and references
Citations
- ^ a b c LR (1789), Seq.№228.
- ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.49 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Amphitrite voyage #80228.
- ^ Genuine Dicky Sam (1884), pp. 122–123.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4014). 10 January 1800.
- ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Amphitrite voyage #80227.
References
- Genuine Dicky Sam (1884). Liverpool and slavery, by a genuine Dicky Sam.