Earl Spencer (1799 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | Earl Spencer |
| Owner: | John Hill, Paradise Row |
| Builder: | Brazil |
| Acquired: | 1799 |
| Fate: | Lost c. end-1801 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 509,[1][2] 520,[3] or 600[4] (bm) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Complement: | 35 [1] |
| Armament: | 20 × 6-pounder guns + 6 swivel guns[1] |
Earl Spencer was a Brazilian-built ship,[3] that enters Lloyd's Register in 1799 as foreign built,[4] with later editions specifying "Brazil". She made two seal-hunting voyages to South Georgia between 1799 and 1802, being wrecked there on the second.
Captain William Beacon received a letter of marque for Earl Spencer on 3 August 1799.[1] In 1799 and 1800 she was listed in the Protection Lists,[3] which exempted the crews of certain classes of vessels, such as whalers, from impressment.
Earl Spencer sailed in 1800 to South Georgia on her first sealing voyage.[2][5] At the time of her visit she was the largest vessel to have visited to that date.[6] She returned to Britain on 3 February 1801.[2]
Earl Spencer sailed a second time for South Georgia on 15 May 1801 under the command of Captain William Beacon (or Bacon, or Beyton).[2] She was lost there towards the end of 1801 or early 1802 when she drifted from her anchors and was wrecked.[Note 1] However, the crew was saved. She was valued at £8,000.[3]
Earl Spencer was last listed in Lloyd's Register for 1803 (published in 1802).[8]
Notes, citations and references
Notes
- ↑ Lloyd's List reported the loss on 16 February 1802.[7] Contra some accounts, it did not occur on that day.
Citations
- 1 2 3 4 Letter of Marque, p.60, accessed 14 May 2011. Archived July 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 British Southern Whale Fishery - Voyages: Earl Spencer.
- 1 2 3 4 Clayton (2014), p.107.
- 1 2 Lloyd's Register (1799), №E470.
- ↑ Headland (1990), p.89.
- ↑ Jones (1950), p.361.
- ↑ Lloyd's List №4203.
- ↑ Lloyd's Register (1803), Seq. №E48.
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
- Headland, R.K. (1990) Chronological List of Antarctic Expeditions and Related Historical Events. (Cambridge University Press). ISBN 9780521309035
- Jones, A.G.E. (1950) Polar portraits: collected papers. (Caedmon of Whitby).