Engineering:Greyhound (1791 ship)
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | Greyhound (from 1791) |
| Builder: | Dover |
| Launched: | 1784 |
| Fate: | Wrecked c.June 1796 |
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| Tons burthen: | 74 (bm) |
Greyhound was a smack launched at Dover in 1784, possibly under another name. In 1791, as Greyhound, she made a voyage as a whaler to the Southern Whale Fishery. She then became a West Indiaman. She was wrecked in 1796 as she was outward bound on a voyage to Jamaica.
Career
Greyhound first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1792.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1792 | A.Crow | Dudman | London–Southern Fishery | LR; raised 1791 |
- Whaling voyage (1791–1793): Captain A.Crow sailed from London on 12 November 1791, bound for Cape Verde.[2] She arrived back at Falmouth on 28 April 1793. She had fished off Patagonia and she returned with five tuns of whale oil and 20000 seal skins.[3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
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| 1794 | A.Crow P.Smith |
Dudman Skey |
London–Southern Fishery London–Jamaica |
LR; raised 1791 |
| 1796 | P.Smith N.Todd |
Skey W.Bryan |
London–Jamaica | LR; raised 1791 |
In January 1796 Greyhound, Todd, master, arrived at Cork from Honduras, having sustained some damage.[4]
Fate
On 18 May 1796 Greyhound, Todd, master, sailed from Gravesend for Jamaica. LL reported on 3 June that Greyhound, Tod, master, was onshore and bilged off Portsmouth.[5] Greyhound was last listed in LR in the volume for 1796.
Citations
- ↑ LR (1792), Seq.No.G198.
- ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (2351). 15 November 1791. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c3049066?urlappend=%3Bseq=195. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ British Southern Whale Fishery Database – Voyages: Greyhound.
- ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (2786). 19 January 1796. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c3049068?urlappend=%3Bseq=229. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (2825). 3 June 1796. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c3049068?urlappend=%3Bseq=307. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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