Hero (1807 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Hero |
| Owner | T.Ayles & Co. |
| Builder | South America[1] |
| Launched | c.1795 |
| Acquired | 1806 |
| Captured | January 1809 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 266[2][3] (bm) |
| Complement | 30[3] |
| Armament |
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Hero was built in South America around 1795. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1807. Captain Barnabas Gardner acquired a letter of marque on 15 June 1807.[3] He then sailed her as a whaler British in the British Southern Whale Fishery. A privateer captured her off Peru in January 1809.
Hero entered LR in 1807 with Gardner, master, T.Ayles & Co., owners, and trade London–South Seas.[2]
On 24 June 1807 Hero passed by Portsmouth, as did Memphis, Hitchman, master, and Pandora, Anderson, master, all three whalers bound for the River Plate.[4] On 13 July the three vessels passed by Madeira, still bound for the Plate.[5]
Hero and Pandour arrived at Montevideo on 2 September and sailed for their destinations on 11 September.[6] Memphis never arrived.
The privateer Fleche captured Hero, of London, Gardner, master, in January 1809 off Tombaz, on the coast of Peru. Hero struck after an engagement of an hour-and-a-half.[7] Alternatively, the action may have taken place off Coquimbo.[1]
Citations and references
Citations
- ^ a b Clayton (2014), p. 140.
- ^ a b c LR (1807), Supple. pages "H", Seq.№H58.
- ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.68 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ LL №4164, Ship arrivals and departure (SAD) data.
- ^ LL №4182, SAD data.
- ^ LL №4203, SAD data.
- ^ LL №4376.
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.