Harriet (1813 ship)

Harriet was launched in Georgia in 1809 and captured c.1812. She made four voyages as a whaler in the British Southern Whale Fishery and was last listed in 1833.

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

History
United States
Name: Harriet
Builder: Massachusetts,[1]
Launched: 1809[1]
Captured: 1812
United Kingdom
Name: Harriet
Acquired: 1813 by purchase of a prize
Fate: Last listed in 1833
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 410, or 417, or 417​84⁄94[2] (bm)
Length: 111 ft 9 in (34.1 m)[3]
Beam: 29 ft 2 in (8.9 m)[3]
Propulsion: Sail

Career

The vessel that would become Harriet was condemned in prize court on 13 January 1813.[Note 1]

Harriet first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1814 with J.Nairne, master, Seal & Co., owners, and trade London.[1]

In 1816 her master changed from Nairne to J.Jones, her owner from Seal & Co., to Underwood, and her trade was London–South Seas.[4]

Harriet, Jones, master, arrived at Port Jackson on 11 May 1817 with merchandise. On 23 June she sailed to New Zealand. In September she returned to Port Jackson with spars. In December she sailed for England.[5] She arrived back at Gravesend on 19 June 1818.

1st whaling voyage (1818–1822): Captain James Jones sailed from London and Harriet arrived in the Downs on 15 September 1818 leaky after having grounded on the Margate Sand. She returned to the Thames to repair.[6] She left on 20 September bound for Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean, and Chile.[7] On 1 December she was at Bona Vista (Boa Vista, Cape Verde), on her way to "New Holland".

Harriet arrived at Sydney on 12 February 1819, having arrived in ballast. She sailed for the whale fishery on 6 March. On 4 March 1821 she was reported to have been at Concepción, Chile, with 150 tons of whale oil. In June she was off New Zealand. Harriet returned on 31 May 1822 with 317 casks of sperm oil and 330 tuns of whale oil.[7]

2nd whaling voyage (1822–1825): Captain Andrews, or William Anderson, sailed from London on 4 December 1822.[7] On 13 December Harriet, Anderson, master, was at Falmouth, having come from London and being on her way to the South Seas. On 8 May 1823 she arrived at Port Jackson, on her way to the South Seas. She gathered her oil in New Zealand waters, and was reported at the Bay of Islands on 20 December. he returned to Sydney in April 1784 before resuming whaling in May. While at Sydney she may have transhipped the sperm oil she had gathered. Harriet sailed from Sydney 7 August 1825 and arrived back at London on 27 December with 319 casks of whale oil.[7]

3rd whaling voyage (1826–1829): Harriet, Edward Reed (or Reid or Poad), master, Lydekker, owner, sailed from London on 15 May 1826, bound for the Sandwich Isles. She was reported at Honolulu and Wahoo. She returned to London on 10 January 1829 with some 2200 barrels of oil.[7]

4th whaling voyage (1829–1832): Captain Edward Reed sailed Harriet from London on 9 June 1829. She was variously reported to have been at Maui, off Japan, at Guam, and at Honolulu.[7] Then Harriet, whaler, of 417 tons (bm) and 34 men, was reported to have been at San Francisco in October 1831.[8] She was at Sausalito on 7 October, having come from Japan.[9] She also visited Tahiti on 23 March 1832. She returned to England on 21 August 1832 with 480 casks of whale oil.[7]

Fate

LR of 1833 showed Harriet with E. Reed, master, Lydekker, owner, and trade still London–South Seas. She had undergone a large repair in 1829.[10] The Register of Shipping (RS) showed her with E. Reed, master, changing to Maclean, owner Jones & Co., changing to Templer, and trade London–South Seas.[11] The RS merged with LR in 1834, and Harriet was not longer listed.

Harriet was no longer listed in 1834.[Note 2]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

  1. A source states that her name before she was captured was Harriet too.[2] Unfortunately, absent original research it is currently impossible to verify that.
  2. Hackman states that Harriet wrecked on Pepper Island on 14 October 1833 while sailing between Mauritius and the Seychelles on a whaling voyage.[2][12] However, that Harriet's master was Skey.[13] There is no listing in LR for 1833 or 1834 for a Harriet, Skey, master.

Citations

  1. LR (1814), supple.pages "H", Seq.№H24.
  2. Hackman (2001), pp. 281–282.
  3. Dalton (1990), p. 33.
  4. LR (1816), Seq.№H221.
  5. "Arrival of Vessels at Port Jackson, and their Departure". Australian Town and Country Journal, Saturday 3 January 1891, p.16. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  6. Lloyd's List №5315.
  7. British Southern Whale Fishery Database – Voyages: Harriet.
  8. Bancroft (1886), p. 382.
  9. Huff (1957), p. 10.
  10. LR (1833), Seq.№H211.
  11. RS (1833), Seq.№194.
  12. "Ship News". The Times (15398). London. 11 February 1834. col F.
  13. Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, (March 1834), Volume 13, p.222.

References

  • Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1886). The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: History of California. History Company.
  • Dalton, William (1990). The Dalton Journal: Two Whaling Voyages to the South Seas, 1823-1829. National Library of Australia.
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • Huff, Boyd (1957). El Puerto de Los Balleneros: Annals of the Sausalito Whaling Anchorage. Glen Dawson.
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