Resolution (1802 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Resolution |
| Owner | J.L. Wollin |
| Builder | Spain |
| Launched | 1800 |
| Acquired | 1802 by purchase |
| Fate | No longer listed after 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 128 (bm) |
| Draught | 10 feet (no knees) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Armament | 2 × 4-pounder guns |
| Notes | Two decks. Single hull in 1803, but double hull in 1808.[1] |
Resolution was a brig built in Spain and launched in 1802 that was probably a prize. The Brethren's Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel among the Heathen purchased her in 1802 for service as a Moravian Church mission ship. These vessels made an annual voyage from London to the Moravian Church mission stations in Labrador every summer bringing provisions and exchanging missionaries.
Resolution first appears in Lloyd's Register in 1802 with J. Fraser, master, and, owner.[2] The only information on her held in the church archives states that she was "...a Spanish vessel ... captured and sold as a prize."[3]
She continued in service as a mission ship into 1808 when the missionary society reportedly sold her in the autumn.[3] Lloyd's Register continues to carry her with unchanged ownership through to 1814, though by 1811 her master is A. Fraser. she is no longer listed after 1814.
Citations and references
Citations
- ^ Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Lloyd's Register. 1808. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ Lloyd's Register (1802) Supplement Seq. №R19.
- ^ a b Wilson (1975).
References
- E Wilson, ed. (1975). With the Harmony to Labrador.