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Name | Amphitrite |
Namesake | Amphitrite |
Builder | John and Francis Barry, Whitby [1] |
Launched | 1790 |
Captured | 1794 but recaptured |
Fate | Last listed 1811 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 284, or 285, [2] or 286, [1] or 305 [3] ( bm) |
Armament |
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Amphitrite was launched at Whitby in 1790. A French privateer captured her in 1794, but the Royal Navy recaptured her. She spent much of her career as a West Indiaman, finishing as a London transport. She was last listed in 1810 or 1811.
Lloyd's Register for 1790 showed Amphitrite with C.Pearson, master, James Atty, owner, and trade Liverpool– Riga. [4] The next year her owners changed her registry to Jersey. [1]
Lloyd's Register for 1794–95 showed Amphitrite with P.Tardiff, master, C.Epriox, owner, and trade London–Jamaica. [5]
Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 23 December 1794 that a privateer had captured Amphitrite, Tardiff, master, about six miles from the east end of Jamaica. Amphitrite had been sailing from London to Jamaica. [6]
Then on 17 November 1794, HMS Lynx recaptured Amphrite. [7] Cleopatra shared in the reward. [8] By agreement, these vessels also shared the prize money with Africa and Thisbe. [9] Lloyd's List reported that the recapture took place off the Virginia Capes and that Amphitrite had been "much plundered". [10] Lloyd's List later reported that Amphitrite, Tardiff, master, had arrived at Antigua. The report credited the capture to Cleopatra. [11]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
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1796 | P.Tardiff | Epriox | London–Jamaica | LR |
1798 | P.Tardiff | Epriox | London–Jamaica | LR |
1799 | Mitchell | A.Brebner | London–Martinique | LR; damages and good repair 1796 |
1800 | Mitchell | Bredner | London–Dominica | Register of Shipping (RS); good repair 1796 |
1805 | W.Courage | Brebner & Co. | London–Tobago | LR; repair 1792 |
1810 | R.Clarke | Brebner | London transport | RS; good repair 1803 |
Amphitrite was last listed in 1810 (Lloyd's Register) or 1811 (Register of Shipping)