Jane (1797 ship)

Jane was launched in Aberdeen in 1797. She spent her entire career as a whaler in the British Northern Whale Fishery. She was lost in 1829 in the Davis Strait.

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

History
Great Britain
Name: Jane
Builder: Aberdeen[1]
Launched: 1797[1]
Fate: Lost 1829
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 278[1] (bm)

Career

Most of Jane's early career is obscure. In 1802 the Aberdeen Whaling Company purchased her. In 1810 she did come back into Aberdeen with one of the largest cargoes brought into that port: 17 whales yielding 200 tons of oil.

Her success gave rise to the following sea shanty:[2]

We'll go in to Jean Mackenzie's,
And buy a pint o' gin,
And drink it on the jetty
When the Jane comes in.

The following data is from Coltish:[3]

Year Master Where Whales Tuns whale oil Seals
1814 Newton Greenland 20 142 0
1815 Newton Davis Strait 5 54 0
1816 Newton Greenland 9 73 0
1817 Newton Greenland 0 0 0
1818 Christie Greenland 10 122 0
1819 Christie Greenland 3 27 0
1820 Christie Greenland 1 11 25

Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 31 July 1821 that Jane, Bruce, master, had been lost.[4] This report proved to be in error; Jane was lost while whaling, but not until 1829.

Year Master Where Whales Tuns whale oil Seals
1821 Bruce Greenland 6 110 0
1822 Bruce Greenland 5 72 0
1823 Bruce Davis Strait 7 106 0
1824 Bruce Greenland 2 40 30
1825 Greenland Bruce 0 0 0
1826 Bruce Greenland 8 108 0
1827 Bruce Greenland 6 86 0
1828 Bruce Davis Strait 11 150 0
1829 Bruce Davis Strait 0 0 0

Fate

In 1829 Jane was lost in the Davis Strait.[2] There were no casualties amongst her crew.[5]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Smith (1989), p. 73.
  2. Smith (1989), p. 77.
  3. Coltish (c. 1842).
  4. Lloyd's List (LL) 31 July 1821, №5614.
  5. "Davis' Straits Fishing". The Aberdeen Journal (4318). 13 October 1830.

References

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