Thames (1807 ship)

Thames was launched in 1807 in Howden. She first sailed as a West Indiaman, and later traded with Brazil. Privateers captured her twice. The first time the British Royal Navy was able swiftly to recapture her. The second time Thames's American captor sent her into Portland, Maine.

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

History
United Kingdom
Name: Thames
Namesake: River Thames
Builder: Howden
Launched: 1807
Captured: 1 July 1813
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 312,[1] or 314, or 315[2] (bm)
Complement: 20[1]
Armament:

Career

Although Thames was launched at Howdon in 1807, she did not appear in the Register of Shipping or Lloyd's Register (LR) until 1809.[2]

Captain Jame Grieve acquired a letter of marque on 18 May 1809.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1809 J.Grieve Hurry & Co. London–Barbados Register of Shipping (RS)
1809 J.Grieve Hurry & Co. Liverpool–Brazil LR

In January 1810 Lloyd's List reported that HMS Parthian had recaptured Thames, Greeve, master and sent her into Fowey. Thames had been returning to Liverpool from the Braziles when a French privateer had captured her.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1810 J.Grieve
G.Lyons		 Hurry & Co. London–Brazils
London–Jamaica		 LR
1813 G.Lyons Hurry & Co. Liverpool-Brazils LR

Fate

Thames was scheduled to leave Maranham on 30 April 1813 for Liverpool, in company with Paris, Harrison, master, and Watson, Grieg, master.[4] On 1 July the privateer Yankee captured Thames off Ireland; later, Thames was reported to have arrived in Portland, Maine.[5]

Yankee, Captain Elisha Snow, was on her third cruise. Thames as carrying 287 bales of cotton, and vessel and cargo were valued at $110,000.[6]

In 1813 Yankee captured two vessels named Thames, the Thames of this article and Thames.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. "Letter of Marque, p.93 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. LR (1809), Supple. pages "T", Seq.No.T55.
  3. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4419). 2 January 1810. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4779). 18 June 1813. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4794). 10 August 1813. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. Munro (1913), pp. 16–17.

References

  • Munro, Wilfred Harold (1913). "The Most Successful American Privateer: An episode of the War of 1812". American Antiquarian Society (April): 12–62.
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