Peter Waldo was launched in 1811 at Plymouth. She made one voyage between Newcastle upon Tyne and North America and was captured on the outward leg of her second voyage.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Peter Waldo |
| Namesake | Peter Waldo |
| Builder | Captain Anthony Landers, Plymouth[1] |
| Launched | 1811[1] |
| Captured | 9 August 1812 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 259 (bm) |
On 9 August 1812 Peter Waldo was within 24 hours sail of Halifax, Nova Scotia when the American privateer Teazer captured her.[2]
Teazer left Portland, Maine on 3 August and nine days later encountered Peter Waldo. Teazer captured Peter Waldo, Ralph Wilkes Herbert, master, her first prize on the cruise, without firing a shot. The prize master, Charles Warren, and six men took Peter Waldo into Portland. She reportedly netted her captors more than US$100,000. Her cargo consisted of clothing and blankets for British troops in Canada, crockery, and a bull and a cow.[3][a] The bull and cow belonged to a Methodist minister who was bringing them with him. After the war he found them near Portland and bought them back.[5]
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Citations edit
- ^ a b Anon. (1902), p. 524.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4707. 2 October 1812. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735025.
- ^ Goold (1886), p. 473–474.
- ^ Good (2012), p. 96.
- ^ Day (1954), p. 170.
References edit
- Anon. (1902). Yarmouth Past and Present: A Book of Reminiscences. Yarmouth Herald Office.
- Day, Clarence Albert (1954). A History of Maine Agriculture, 1604-1860. University Press.
- Good, Timothy S., ed. (2012). American privateers in the war of 1812: the vessels and their prizes as recorded in Niles' weekly register. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-46695-5.
- Goold, William (1886). Portland in the Past. Falmouth, Maine.
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