Kingston was launched in 1806 at Liverpool. She made one voyage as a slave ship. Thereafter she traded with the West Indies until she was lost in 1809.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Kingston |
| Owner |
|
| Launched | 1812 |
| Fate | Reported lost at Barbuda 1810 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 412[2] (bm) |
| Sail plan | Ship |
| Complement | 50[2] |
| Armament |
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Career edit
Kingston appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1806 with Callaghan, master, Litt & Co., owner, built in Liverpool, and trade Liverpool—Africa.[1]
On 18 August 1806 Captain Patrick Callan acquired a letter of marque.[2][a] He then sailed from Liverpool on 23 September 1806 on a slave trading voyage to the Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands. He acquired his slaves at Bonny and on 28 April 1807 delivered 315 to Jamaica. Kingston sailed from Jamaica on 25 July and arrived back at Liverpool on 4 October. She had left with 57 crew members and suffered eight crew deaths on the voyage.[5]
New owners then sailed Kingston as a West Indiaman.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1807 | Callaghan | Litt & Co. | Liverpool—Africa | Lloyd's Register |
| 1808 | Callaghan Creighton |
Litt & Co. Burke & Co. |
Liverpool—Africa London—Jamaica |
Lloyd's Register |
| 1809 | Creighton | Burke & Co. | London—Jamaica | Lloyd's Register |
| 1809 | L. Bruton | Burke & Co. | London—Jamaica | Register of Shipping |
| 1810 | Bruton | Burke & Co. | London—St Croix | Lloyd's Register |
| 1810 | L. Bruton | Burke & Co. | London—Jamaica | Register of Shipping[3] |
Fate edit
Lloyd's List reported on 2 March 1810 that Kingston, Bruxton, master, had been lost at Barbuda while sailing from St Croix to Liverpool.[6] The Register of Shipping for 1810 has the notation "LOST" by her name.[3]
Notes edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b Lloyd's Register (1806), Supple. pages "K", Seq.№K8.
- ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.71 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Register of Shipping (1810), seq.№K44.
- ^ Behrendt (1990), pp. 90, 91, & 128.
- ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Kingston voyage #82170.
- ^ Lloyd's List №4437.
References edit
- Behrendt, Stephen D. (1990). The Captains in the British Slave Trade from 1785 to 1807. Vol. 140. Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. pp. 79–140.