Emperor Alexander (1813 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Fortune |
| Launched | 1811 |
| Captured | 1812 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Emperor Alexander |
| Acquired | 1813 |
| Fate | Last listed 1827 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 317,ref name=CA/>, or 327,[1] (bm) |
| Complement | 36[1] |
| Armament | |
Emperor Alexander was launched in America in 1811, probably as Fortune. She was taken in prize and was registered in Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1813 as Emperor Alexander. She was re-registered in Greenock, Scotland in 1814. She then traded between Greenock and the Americas, particularly Argentina. She was last listed in 1827.
Career
Emperor Alexander was a captured American ship of 317 tons (bm). She was register as Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1813. She was re-registered on 12 February 1815 at Greenock, Scotland.[3]
The Vice admiralty court, Halifax, Nova Scotia, records only one prize of 317 tons (bm) condemned there. That was the ship Fortune, David Stickney, master, that HMS Belvidera had captured on 25 June 1812. Fortune had been sailing from Cape de Verds to Newburyport, Massachusetts, with 184 moys of salt.[4]
Emperor Hardie first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1814 with A.Hardie, master, Watson & Co., owners and trade Greenock-Curaçao.[2] Captain Alexander Hardie acquired a letter of marque on 18 February 1814.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1816 | A.Hardie Donaldson H.Morris |
Watson&Co. J.M'Donald |
Greenock–Curacoa Greenock–New York |
LR |
| 1818 | H.Morris A.M'Lea |
M'Donald | Greenock–New York | LR |
| 1820 | D.Munn | M'Donald | Greenock–Buenos Aires | LR |
| 1825 | D.Munn | M'Donald | Greenock–Buenos Aires | LR |
| 1827 | D.Munn | M'Donald | Greenock–Buenos Aires | LR |
Citations and references
Citations
- ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.62 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ a b LR (1814), Supple.pages "E", Seq.№E22.
- ^ Library and Arhives Canada: Item: 20255: EMPEROR ALEXANDER.
- ^ Vice-Admiralty Court, Halifax (1911), p. 119.
References
- Vice-Admiralty Court, Halifax (1911). American vessels captured by the British during the revolution and war of 1812. Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute.