Clarendon (1807 ship)

Clarendon was built in 1807 at Whitehaven. Between 1808 or so and 1813 she sailed as a West Indiaman between London and Jamaica. In 1814 she sailed for Batavia under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). The privateer Young Wasp captured Clarendon off the Cape of Good Hope (the Cape), on 6 January 1815, and she arrived at Baltimore on 15 April.

For other ships with the same name, see Clarendon (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Builder: Whitehaven
Launched: 1807
Captured: January 1815
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 485,[1] or 507[2](bm)
Complement: 37[1]
Armament:
  • 1814:2 × 24-pounder + 16 × 9-ponder carronades
  • 1814:2 × 9-pounder guns + 12 × 24&9-pounder carronades[1]

Career

Carendon first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1808.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1808 J.Hudgen Still & Co. Whitehaven–Cork LR
1810 J.Hodgen
J.Scott		 Still & Co. London–Jamaica LR

15 February 1813 Clarendon, Scott, master, was at Deal, preparing to sail for Jamaica. A gale came up that cost her her anchors. Other vessels at Deal were blown out to sea.[4]

In 1813 the EIC lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC.[5]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1814 J.Scott Still & Co. Liverpool–Jamaica
London–India		 LR
1815 J.Scott Mestaers London–India LR

On 1 March 1814 Captain Thomas Lynn acquired a letter of marque[1] On 25 February Clarendon sailed for Batavia.[6]

Fate

On 8 January 1815 the United States privateer Young Wasp captured Clarendon of the Cape as Clarendon was returning to London from Batavia. Clarendon arrived at Baltimore on 15 April.[7] There she was condemned in prize. She had on board 1,150,000 pounds of coffee, a quantity of "elephants teeth", "Japan wood", etc.[8][9]

Young Wasp had a burthen of 418 tons, was armed with 20 guns, and had a crew of 150 men. American records describe Clarendon as carrying 24 guns and having a crew of 50 men.[10]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. "Letter of Marque, p.56 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. Hackman (2001), p. 262.
  3. LR (1808), Supple. pages "C", Seq.№C18.
  4. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4748). 19 February 1813. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  6. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4849, Ship arrival and departure (SAD) data). 1 March 1814. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  7. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4972). 19 May 1815. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. Niles' Weekly Register, Vol 8, p.407.
  9. "Ship News". Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix (Providence, Rhode Island), 22 April 1815; Issue 15.
  10. Emmons (1853), p.200.

References

  • Emmons, George Foster (1853) The navy of the United States, from the commencement, 1775 to 1853; with a brief history of each vessel’s service and fate ... Comp. by Lieut. George F. Emmons ... under the authority of the Navy Dept. To which is added a list of private armed vessels, fitted out under the American flag ... also a list of the revenue and coast survey vessels, and principal ocean steamers, belonging to citizens of the United States in 1850. (Washington: Gideon & Co.)
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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