History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Memphis |
Namesake | Memphis, the name of various figures in Greek mythology |
Owner | Jacobs & Co. |
Builder | France [1] |
Acquired | 1805 by purchase of a prize |
Fate | Foundered on or after 25 July 1807 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 263 [2] [3] ( bm) |
Complement | 25 [3] |
Armament | 2 × 12-pounder guns + 16 × 12-pounder guns "of the New Construction" [2] |
Memphis was a French prize that in 1805 became a whaler in the British Southern Whale Fishery. She made one voyage as a whaler and then disappeared in 1807 early in the outbound leg of her second whaling voyage.
Memphis entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1806 with Hitchman, master, Jacobs & Co., owners, and trade London–South Seas. She was a French prize. [2] Captain Thomas Hitchman acquired a letter of Marque on 6 December 1805. [3] In late 1805 or early 1806 he sailed her on a whaling voyage. On her way home she was at St Helena on 6 January 1807. [4] Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 20 February that Memphis, Heitchman, master, had been driven ashore at Oldhaven, but that she was expected to be gotten off. [5] Four days later LL reported that she had indeed been refloated. [6] Memphis arrived back at London on 13 February. [4]
On 19 June 1807, Memphis sailed from Gravesend for Montevideo. [7] On 24 June she passed by Portsmouth, as did Hero, Gardner, master, and Pandora, Anderson, master, all three whalers bound for the River Plate. [8] On 13 July the three vessels passed by Madeira, still bound for the Plate. [9]
Memphis was last sighted on 25 July 1807 while sailing from Madeira to the South Seas. There was no further trace of her thereafter; she was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands. [10]
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Memphis |
Namesake | Memphis, the name of various figures in Greek mythology |
Owner | Jacobs & Co. |
Builder | France [1] |
Acquired | 1805 by purchase of a prize |
Fate | Foundered on or after 25 July 1807 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 263 [2] [3] ( bm) |
Complement | 25 [3] |
Armament | 2 × 12-pounder guns + 16 × 12-pounder guns "of the New Construction" [2] |
Memphis was a French prize that in 1805 became a whaler in the British Southern Whale Fishery. She made one voyage as a whaler and then disappeared in 1807 early in the outbound leg of her second whaling voyage.
Memphis entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1806 with Hitchman, master, Jacobs & Co., owners, and trade London–South Seas. She was a French prize. [2] Captain Thomas Hitchman acquired a letter of Marque on 6 December 1805. [3] In late 1805 or early 1806 he sailed her on a whaling voyage. On her way home she was at St Helena on 6 January 1807. [4] Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 20 February that Memphis, Heitchman, master, had been driven ashore at Oldhaven, but that she was expected to be gotten off. [5] Four days later LL reported that she had indeed been refloated. [6] Memphis arrived back at London on 13 February. [4]
On 19 June 1807, Memphis sailed from Gravesend for Montevideo. [7] On 24 June she passed by Portsmouth, as did Hero, Gardner, master, and Pandora, Anderson, master, all three whalers bound for the River Plate. [8] On 13 July the three vessels passed by Madeira, still bound for the Plate. [9]
Memphis was last sighted on 25 July 1807 while sailing from Madeira to the South Seas. There was no further trace of her thereafter; she was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands. [10]