Emperor Alexander (1813 ship)

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.

For other ships with the same name, see Emperor Alexander (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:
  • 12 × 18-pounder guns[1]
  • 2 × 12-pounder guns + 10 × 12-pounder guns "of the New Construction"[2]

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

  1. "Letter of Marque, p.62 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. LR (1814), Supple.pages "E", Seq.№E22.
  3. Library and Arhives Canada: Item: 20255: EMPEROR ALEXANDER.
  4. 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.
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