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Dwina (1792 ship)

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History
Great Britain
NameDwina
NamesakeProbably Western Dvina
Launched1792, Kingston upon Hull[1]
FateWrecked 14 April 1804
General characteristics
Tons burthen297[1] (bm)
Armament2 × 6-pounder + 2 × 3-pounder guns or 4 × 6-pounder guns

Dwina (or Dwyna) was launched at Kingston upon Hull in 1792. She primarily traded between Hull and Baltic ports, though she did make some voyages to the Mediterranean. In 1802 she became a whaler in the northern whale fishery. She made two complete voyages; ice wrecked her in 1804 shortly after she arrived at Greenland on her third voyage.

Career

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Dwina first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1792.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1792 G.Gardener Carlill & Co. Hull–Riga LR
1795 W.Sharp Carlill & Co. Hull–Barcelona LR
1797 W.Sharp Carlill & Co. Hull–Petersburg LR
1802 W.Sadler
J.Sasker
Carlill & Co.
Gilder & Co.
Hull–Baltic LR
1802 W.Sharp
J.Sadler
Carlill & Co.
Gilder & Co.
London–Petersburg
Hull–Greenland
Register of Shipping
1803 W.Sadler
J.Mitchinson
Carlill & Co.
Gilder & Co.
Hull–Baltic LR
1804 J.Mitchinson Gilder & Co. Hull–Greenland LR

The whaling data below is from Coltish,[2] augmented with press reports.

Year Master Where Tuns whale oil
1802 Sadler Greenland 123
1803 Mitchinson Greenland 44
1804 Greenland 0

After her second whaling voyage, Captain Mitchinson sailed Dwina to Petersburg and back to Hull.

Fate

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Dwina was lost at Greenland on 14 April 1804.[3] Her crew was saved.[4]

Dwina was the only Hull whaler lost in the season. The other forty or so had a successful whaling season, with some gathering up to 19 whales. The season was one of the most successful in memory.[5]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c LR (1792), Seq.No.D246.
  2. ^ Coltish (c. 1842).
  3. ^ Lubbock (1937), p. 164.
  4. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4471. 17 July 1804. hdl:2027/hvd.32044050633072.
  5. ^ Naval Chronicle, Vol. 12, p. 326.

References

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