Bellona (1799 ship)

Bellona was launched at Lancaster in 1799. She was a West Indiaman that made one voyage as a whaler. She disappeared in 1809 as she was returning to England from Jamaica.

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

History
Great Britain
Name: Bellona
Namesake: Bellona
Owner: Fishburn and Broderick[1]
Builder: Fishburn and Broderick, Whitby[1]
Launched: 1799
Fate: Missing 1809
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 241,[2] or 243[3][2] (bm)
Complement:
Armament:
  • 1799:16 × 6–pounder + 4 × 18-pounder cannons[3][2]
  • 1803:16 × 9&18-pounder cannons[2]

Career

Bellona first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799 with W.Croft, master, Stuart, owner, and trade Lancaster–Barbados.[3] Captain William Croft acquired a letter of marque on 14 December 1799.[2]

The Register of Shipping for 1804 showed Bellona with Munro, master, Hill, owner, and trade London–Southern Fishery.[4]

Captain Mark Monro received a letter of marque on 7 July 1803.[2] Captain Mark Monro (or Munro, or Monroe), sailed from England on 20 July 1803, bound for the Isle of Desolation.[5] Belona engaged in whaling and sealing in 1803–1804 and was reported to have been "all well" in February 1804.[6] Bellona returned on 10 July 1804.[5]

The RS for 1806 showed Bellona's master changing from M.Munro to J.Thompson, her owner from J.Hill to "Captain", and her trade from Southern Fishery to London–Jamaica.[7] Later issues of LR and RS gave the name of her owner as Auldjo.

Loss

Bellona, Thompson, master, was one of three ships that had left Jamaica on 27 July 1809 in a convoy and that were last heard from on 27 August 1809. When the convoy, under the escort of HMS Favorite, encountered a hurricane, the three ships had separated from the convoy.[8]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Weatherill (1908), p. 122.
  2. "Letter of Marque, p.52 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. LR (1799), Seq.№B408.
  4. RS (1804), Seq.№B141.
  5. British Southern Whale Fishery Database – Voyages: Bellona.
  6. Clayton (2014), p. 71.
  7. RS (1806), Seq.№B142.
  8. Lloyd's List №4399.

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 9781908616524.
  • Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.
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