Clarendon (1792 ship)

Clarendon was built at Lancaster in 1792 as a West Indiaman. She spent most of her career sailing between England and Jamaica. She then became a transport based out of Hull. She wrecked on 7 April 1815 while bringing prisoners as a cartel from Bermuda to the United States.

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

History
Great Britain
Builder:	Lancaster[1]
Launched:	1792[1]
Fate:	Wrecked 7 April 1815
General characteristics
Tons burthen:	393, or 399,[1] or 405 (bm)
Armament:	1795: 2 × 3-pounder guns + 2 × 9-pounder carronades 1814:10 × 12-pounder carronades 1815:8 × 12-pounder + 2 × 18-pounder carronades

Career

Clarendon first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1792.[1]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1792	Barnes	Peatt & Co.	Lancaster–London London–Jamaica	LR
1796	Barnes G.Bell	Peat & Co.	London–Jamaica	LR
1797	G.Bell	Timperon	London–Jamaica	LR
1805	G.Bell A.Scott	Timperon Dodds	London–Jamaica	LR
1810	Cammell	Bonnell	London–Rio de Janeiro	LR; small repairs 1809
1813	F.Foster G.Garness	Bonnell	London–Yucatan Hull transport	LR; thorough repair 1811
1814	G.Garnish	Hill & Co.	Hull transport	LR; thorough repair 1811
1815	J.Garness	W.Bunny & co.	Hull transport	Register of Shipping; large repair 1811

Fate

The cartel Clarendon, Garness, master, brought 400 prisoners from the USS President from Bermuda back to New York. On 7 April 1815 she grounded at Sandy Hook but crew, passengers, and prisoners were all saved.[2][3]

Citations

1. LR (1792), "C" supple. pages, Seq.№C558.
2. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4972). 19 May 1815. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
3. Multiple News Items. Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix (Providence, Rhode Island), 15 April 1815; Issue 14.