Duke of York (1780 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Duke of York |
| Owner: | Richard Cadman Etches |
| Builder: | Archangel |
| Launched: | 1780 |
| Fate: | Lost 11 September 1787 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 500 (bm) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
Duke of York was a fir-built ship of 500 tons (bm), built in 1780 at Archangel. In 1787 her owner was "Hitchie", her master "Jn Wolff", and her trade London—South Seas, indicating that she was a whaler.[1] More accurately, her master was John Wolfe,[2] Woolf, or Wolf, and her owner Richard Cadman Etches.[2] She sailed on 21 April 1787 for the South Seas.[3]
Etches had received a license from the South Sea Company to sail around Cape Horn into the Pacific.[2] He dispatched her to reinforce the settlement at New Years Harbour (now Puerto Ano Nuevo) on Staten Island (now Isla de los Estados), off Tierra del Fuego.[Note 1] Seal hunters established a factory there in 1786,[5] which was also well-located for vessels rounding Cape Horn to refresh and replenish their water.[6]
On 4 June, Duke of York sailed from St Jago, "all well".[7] By August, she was at the Falkland Islands, "all well".[8]
On 11 September, shortly after she arrived at New Years Harbour, Duke of York was lost. Her crew, however, was saved.[9]
The loss of Duke of York ended the factory. The people took to their boats and left the island.[6]
Notes, citations, and references
Notes
- ↑ Captain James Cook, then on his second voyage of exploration, had named the harbour after the date of his arrival, New Year's Day, 1775.[4]
Citations
- ↑ Lloyd's Register (1787), №S216.
- 1 2 3 Clayton (2014), p. 106.
- ↑ University of Hull — British Southern Whale Fishery - Voyages: Duke of York. Accessed 23 August 2016.
- ↑ Gallois (2011), p.305, №105.
- ↑ Gallois (2011), p.78.
- 1 2 Gallois (2011), p.305, №106.
- ↑ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1907). 14 August 1787.
- ↑ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1944). 25 December 1787.
- ↑ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1972). 28 March 1788.
References
- Clayton, Jane M. (2014) Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775-1815: An alphabetical list of ships. (Berforts Group). ISBN 978-1908616524
- Gallois, Robert (2011) A Voyage to the North West Side of America: The Journals of James Colnett, 1786-89. (UBC Press). ISBN 9780774808552