Adventure (1799 ship)

Adventure was a vessel built in France that the British captured c.1799. New owners immediately sailed her as a slaver. She then made a voyage as West Indiaman during which a French privateer captured her, but the British Royal Navy quickly recaptured her. She then made a second slave trading voyage. Thereafter she became a general trade, trading primarily with the Baltic. She was wrecked in October 1814. Although she was refloated and taken into Copenhagen, she disappeared from subsequent ship arrival and departure data.

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

History
Great Britain
Name: Adventure
Builder: France
Acquired: 1799 by purchase of a prize
Fate: Wrecked October 1814
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 347,[1] or 368,[1] or 379 (bm)
Complement:
Armament:
  • 1799: 20 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades[1]
  • 1801: 16 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades[1]
  • 1815: 6 × 4-pounder guns

Career

Adventure first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1800 with G.Bernard, master, Gibb, owner, and trade London–Africa. she had undergone repairs in 1799.[2] Captain George Bernard acquired a letter of marque on 3 December 1799.[1]

1st slave trading voyage (1800–1801): Captain Bernard sailed from Liverpool on 16 January 1800, bound for Bonny. Adventure delivered 337 slaves to Kingston, Jamaica on 31 August. She returned to Liverpool on 28 January 1801.[3]

West Indiaman: On her return from this voyage, new owners sailed her as a West Indiaman.

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1801 G.Bernard
W.Findlay		 Gibbs
Hughan & Co.		 Liverpool–Africa
London–Africa		 LR

The French privateer Mouche captured Adventure, Finlay, master, as she was near the Western Islands while sailing from London to Martinique. Barbados. Mouche also captured Aurora, Redman, master, which was sailing from London to Barbados. HMS Bordelais recaptured them both.[4] Bordelaise encountered Adventure, which only struck on 8 January 1801 after a long chase. From her the British found out that Mouche had captured Aurora too, and had sent her to Teneriffe. Bordelais sailed there and intercepted Aurora on 10 January as she arrived.[5]

Adventure arrived at Barbados on 3 February and from there sailed on to Martinique.

Captain William Findlay acquired a letter of marque on 24 August 1801.[1]

2nd slave trading voyage (1801–1802): Captain Findlay sailed from London on 5 September 1801, bound for New Calabar. Adventure delivered 358 slaves to Kingston on 1 March 1802, having passed Demerara on 15 February. She sailed from Kingston on 15 May and arrived back at London on 19 July.[6]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1804 W.Findlay
R.Corner		 Hughan & Co.
T.Benson		 London–Africa
London–Baltic		 LR; repairs 1799
1810 Walker T.Benson London–Baltic LR; repairs 1799

In the issue for 8 February 1811, Lloyd's List (LL) reported that Adventure, Walker, master, had probably been lost or taken while sailing from Siloe to London. In the next issue it reported that she had arrived at the Downs on 8 February.

Fate
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1815 Stonehouse T.Benson Falmouth–Halifax LR; good repair 1810 and large repair 1813

On 29 October 1814 Adventure, Stonehouse, master was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Portsmouth. The initial report was that she was full of water but it was expected that her cargo would be saved.[7] Adventure was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[8] After that she became a general trader, trading primarily with the Baltic. She was wrecked in 1814 and although refloated she disappears from ship arrival and departure records thereafter.

Citations
  1. "Letter of Marque, p.48 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. LR (1800), Seq.№671.
  3. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Adventure voyage #80063.
  4. LL 24 March 1801, №4136.
  5. "No. 15351". The London Gazette. 4 April 1801. p. 373.
  6. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Adventure voyage #80064.
  7. LL 8 November 1814, №4921.
  8. LL16 December 1814, №4931.
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