| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Greyhound (from 1791) |
| Owner | Dudman & Co.,[a] and various |
| Launched | 1784, Dover[1] |
| Fate | Wrecked c.June 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 74 (bm) |
| Notes | Fir-built |
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 edit
Greyhound first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1792.[3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1792 | A.Crow | Dudman | London–Southern Fishery | LR; raised 1791 |
Sealing voyage (1791–1793): Captain A.Crow sailed from London on 12 November 1791, bound for Cape Verde.[4] She arrived back at Falmouth on 28 April 1793. She had worked off Patagonia and she returned with five tuns of whale oil and 20,000 seal skins.[5]
On her return the Dudmans decided to leave the whaling business and sold her.[b] A new owner sailed her as a West Indiaman.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[7]
Fate edit
On 18 May 1796 Greyhound, Todd, master, sailed from Gravesend for Jamaica. Lloyd's List reported on 3 June that Greyhound, Tod, master, was onshore and bilged off Portsmouth.[8] Greyhound was last listed in Lloyd's Register in the volume for 1796.
Notes edit
- ^ Dudman & Co. were major shipbuilders, working for a time with the shipbuilder William Barnard. Between 1785 and 1794, they owned three ships that operated in the British southern whale fishery. They had not built these vessels, but rather had purchased interests in vessels built in America, Britain (Greyhound), and France (Lucy).[2]
- ^ The whaling database has some 935 vessels that performed some 2,549 voyages. Of the 812 vessels examined, 385 made only one voyage, of which only 39 were lost. Clearly many owners tried the business and left quickly. The Dudman's were not among the 15 top shipowners.[6]
Citations edit
- ^ Clayton (2014), p. 133.
- ^ Clayton & Clayton (2016), p. 130.
- ^ LR (1792), Seq.No.G198.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 2351. 15 November 1791.
- ^ British Southern Whale Fishery Database – Voyages: Greyhound.
- ^ Chatwin & July 2018.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 2786. 19 January 1796. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 2825. 3 June 1796.
References edit
- [1] Chatwin, Dale (July 2018), Analysis of Data in the British Southern Whale Fishery Datasets.
- Clayton, J.M. (2014). Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775-1815: An alphabetical list of ships. Jane M. Clayton. ISBN 978-1-908616-52-4.
- Clayton, Jane M.; Clayton, Charles A. (2016). Shipowners investing in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775-1815. Jane M. Clayton.
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