Rambler (1792 ship)

Rambler was launched at Whitby in 1792. She was a transport and West Indiaman, though she made a voyage to Smyrna before returning to the West Indies trade. She was condemned at Antigua in early 1808, having been damaged while sailing from Jamaica to London.

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Rambler.

History
United Kingdom
Name: Rambler
Builder: Ing. Eskdale[1]
Launched: 1792[1]
Fate: Condemned circa February 1808
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 343,[2] or 346[1] (bm)
Length: 103 ft 10 in (31.6 m)
Beam: 28 ft 7 in (8.7 m)
Complement: 1799:36[2]
Armament:
  • 1795: 6 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1799: 18 × 6&12&18-pounder cannons + 4 swivel guns[2]
  • 1799: 16 × 12-pounder guns
  • 1805: 8 × 18–pounder & 8 × 6–pounder guns of "the New Construction"
  • 1806: 2 × 6-pounder guns

Career

Rambler first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1795.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1795 H.Charter Js.Atty Cowes transport LR
1797 H.Charter
Whytock		 Js.Atty
Lushington		 Cowes transport
London–Demerara		 LR

In 1797 her ownership changed and her new owners moved her registration to London.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1799 Whytock Lushington London–Demerara LR; damages repaired 1799

On 6 July 1799 Captain George Whytock acquired a letter of marque.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1800 Whytock Geddes & Co. London–Martinique
London–Suriname		 LR; damages repaired 1799
1802 Whytock
J.Smith		 Geddes & Co.
Doveas & Co.		 London–Suriname
London–Smyrna		 LR; damages repaired 1799
1805 J.Smith
G.Allen		 Doveas & Co.
J.Annen		 London–Smyrna
London–Barbados		 LR; damages repaired 1799 & thorough repair 1805
1806 G.Allen
C.Williams		 J.Annen London–Barbados LR; thorough repair 1805 & 1806
1807 C.Williams J.Annen London–Jamaica LR; thorough repair 1805 & 1806

Fate

On 4 January 1808 Rambler, Williams, master, which had been sailing from Jamaica to London when she had been seen at 40°N 49°W, in great distress. She had cut away her main and mizzen masts and was bearing away for the Western Island (the Azores).[4] She was next reported to have put into Antigua.[5] She was condemned there.[6]

Her entry in the LR volume for 1809 carried the entry "condemned" by her name.[7]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Weatherill (1908), p. 93.
  2. "Letter of Marque, p.83 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. '"LR (1795), Seq.No.R266.
  4. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4230). 19 February 1808. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4240). 26 March 1808. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4248). 29 April 1808. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. LR (1809), Seq.No.R25.

References

  • Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.
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