Old Dick (1789 ship)

Old Dick was launched at Bermuda in 1789. She sailed to England and was lengthened n 1792. From 1792 on she made two full voyages as a Liverpool-based slave ship. On her second she recaptured two British merchant ships. She was lost in 1796 at Jamaica after having landed her third cargo of slaves.

History
Great Britain
Name: Old Dick
Builder: Bermuda[1]
Launched: 1789[1]
Fate: Wrecked c.May 1796
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 216,[2] or 220[1] (bm)
Complement: 15[2]
Armament:
  • 1794:6 × 3&4&6-pounder guns[2]
  • 1785:14 × 6-pounder guns
Notes: Built of Bermuda cedar

Career

Old Dick first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1792 with Threlfall, master, J.Gregson, owner, and trade Liverpool–Africa.[1]

1st slave voyage (1792–1793): Captain Joseph Threlfall sailed from Liverpool on 17 July 1792, bound for West Africa. She started gathering slaves in Africa on 16 September and departed for Grenada on 11 January 1793. She arrived at Grenada on 26 February. She had embarked 349 slaves and she delivered 344. She sailed from Grenada on 17 March and arrived back at Liverpool on 2 May. She had left Liverpool with 28 crew members and suffered three crew deaths on the voyage.[3]

2nd slave voyage (1794–1795): With the onset of war with France, Captain James Bird acquired a letter of marque on 14 May 1794.[2] Old Dick sailed from Liverpool on 27 May.[4]

On 28 May 1794 two French frigates captured Martin, Brownrigg, master, sailing from Whitehaven to Antigua. Old Dick recaptured Martin and brought her into Liverpool.[5] Old Dick also recaptured Ilfracombe, which had been sailing from Oporto to Dublin when she was taken. Ilfracombe then arrived in Liverpool too.[6][Note 1]

Old Dick and started to gather her slaves at Loango on 3 August. She sailed from Africa on 21 October and arrived at Grenada on 19 December. She had embarked 350 slaves and she landed 344. She sailed from Grenada on 21 December and arrived back at Liverpool on 26 February 1795. She had left Liverpool with 27 crew members and suffered four crew deaths on the voyage.[4]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1796 J.Bird G.Case Liverpool–Africa LR; lengthened 1792 & repairs 1795

3rd slave voyage (1795–1796): Captain Bird sailed from Liverpool on 26 September 1795. Old Dick acquired her slaves at Bonny, or possibly Annamaboe She delivered 340 to Kingston on 2 April 1796. Four of her crew of 31 died on her voyage.[9]

Fate

Old Dick was lost on Rocky Point, near Morant Bay, Jamaica, probably in May. Her crew and some materials were saved. She was on a voyage from Africa to Jamaica.[10]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

  1. Ilfracombe, of 76 tons (bm), had been launched at Ilfracombe in 1788.[7] Ilfracome was carrying 198 pipes of wine, 30 bags of shumac, and 40 quintals of cork.[8]

Citations

  1. LR (1792), Seq.№61.
  2. "Letter of Marque, p.80 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Old Dick voyage #82961.
  4. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Old Dick voyage #82962.
  5. Lloyd's List (LL 13 June 1794, №2620.
  6. LL 17 June 1794, №2621.
  7. LR (1794), Seq.№I208.
  8. Williams (1897), p. 4331.
  9. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Old Dick voyage #82963.
  10. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (2828). 13 June 1796.

References

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