Rachel (1795 ship)
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Name | Rachel |
Owner | Prothero |
Builder | Bristol |
Launched | 1795 |
Fate | Wrecked 7 July 1811 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 270[1][2] (bm) |
Sail plan | Brig |
Rachel (or Rachael) was launched at Bristol in 1795. She spent most of her career as a constant trader, sailing to and from Nevis. A French privateer captured her in 1803 but a Liverpool letter of marque quickly recaptured her. She was wrecked in July 1811.
Career
[edit]Rachael first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1795.[1] Subsequently, she made eleven voyages to Nevis.[2]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
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1795 | Murray | Prothero | Bristol–Saint Kitts | LR |
1800 | Vernam (Vernon) T.Powell | Prothero | Bristol–Nevis | LR |
1802 | T.Powel; G. Cooper | Prothero | Bristol–Nevis | LR |
Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 15 July 1803 that Rachael, Cooper, master, had been taken and retaken, while on her way from Nevis to Bristol. She had arrived at Liverpool.[3] The capture had been off Cape Clear,[4] and her recaptor was a Liverpool letter of marque.[2]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
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1805 | G.Cooper W.Scarth | Prothero | Bristol–Nevis | LR |
1810 | S.Bell, jr. | Claxton & Company | Bristol–Nevis | LR |
1811 | S.Bell, jr. J.Powell | Claxton & Company | Bristol–Nevis | LR |
Fate
[edit]Rachel, Power, master, was at Nevis when a gale hit the island between 6 and 9 July 1811.[5] She herself was wrecked on 7 July; her crew was saved.[2]
Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950). Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838 (vessels over 150 tons). Vol. 15. Bristol Record Society.