Duke of Bronte (1800 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Namesake | Lord Nelson, Duke of Bronte |
| Builder | Calcutta[4] |
| Launched | 1793,[1] or 1794[2] |
| Renamed | Duke of Bronte[Note 1] |
| Captured | March 1804 |
| Notes | Teak-built |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 160,[2] or 165,[4] or 16545⁄94,[5] or 168[1] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 12,[1] or 10[2] × 4-pounder guns |
Duke of Bronte (or Duke of Bronti, or Duke de Brunte)) was launched in 1793 (or 1794) in India, under another name. She was renamed in 1800 in London. She then made two voyages as a slaver before a French privateer captured her in 1804.
Career
Duke of Bronti was admitted to the Registry of Great Britain on 17 November 1800.[5] She first appears in Lloyd's Register in the supplemental pages to the 1800 volume. Her master is R. Beal, her owner Morton, and her trade London−Africa.[1] She first appears in the Register of Shipping in 1801, with R. Beale, master, and T. Morton, owner.[2]
Captain Richard P. Beale sailed her to Sierra Leone in 1801. She took the slaves she gathered to what is now British Guiana.[6]
In 1803 Beale sailed Duke of Bronte on her second, and what would be her last, slaving voyage. Between the voyages, T. Moreton had sold her to Anthony Calvert, of Camden, Calvert and King.
It is not clear where Beale and Duke of Bronte gathered her slaves, but she delivered them to Jamaica.[6]
Fate
On 3 February 1804, Lloyd's List reported that Duke of Bronti, bound for London, had to put back to Jamaica.[7] Then on 22 June, Lloyd's List reported that a French privateer had captured Duke of Bronti as she was sailing from Jamaica to London and took her into Santiago de Cuba.[8]
Notes, citations, and references
Notes
- ^ King Ferdinand III of Sicily only created the title Duke of Bronte in 1799 for Admiral Lord Nelson. So far it has proved impossible to track down her previous name via online resources. One listing of vessels built at Calcutta has no vessel launched there between 1790 and 1800 that fits her description.[3]
Citations
- ^ a b c d Lloyd's Register (1800).
- ^ a b c d Register of Shipping (1801), Seq. №324.
- ^ Phipps (1840), p.97.
- ^ a b House (1814), p.628.
- ^ a b House (1814), p.86.
- ^ a b Thomas Cozens: London Slave Ship Voyages Database
- ^ Lloyd's List №4424.
- ^ Lloyd's List №4464.
References
- House of Commons, Parliament, Great Britain (1814), Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee on Petitions Relating to East-India-Built Shipping. (H.M. Stationery Office)
- Phipps, John, (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta), (1840) A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time .... (Scott).