Whydah was launched in 1797 at Whitby as a West Indiaman. She was captured but returned or remained in her owners' hands. She was wrecked in January 1803.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Whydah |
| Namesake | Ouidah |
| Builder | Whitby[1] |
| Launched | 1797[1] |
| Fate | Wrecked 6 January 1803 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 254[1] (bm) |
Whydah first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1798 with Frisstle, master, Fletcher, owner, and trade Liverpool–Jamaica.[1]
In October 1801 Whydah was in company with Leviathan and sailing from the north side of Jamaica to Port Antonio to join a homeward-bound convoy. Two feluccas captured them after a severe engagement.[2]
Despite the report, Whydah returned or remained in British hands. LR for 1802 showed her master changing from J.M'Neil to R.Balfour, her owner from Walker & Co. to M'Allister & Co., and her trade from Liverpool–Jamaica to Greenock–Savannah.[3]
Whydah, Balfour, master, was wrecked on 6 January 1803 on Martin's Industry Shoal, in the Atlantic Ocean 55 nautical miles (102 km) off Savannah, Georgia, United States.[4][5] She was on a voyage from the Clyde. The crew and part of the cargo were saved.[6]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d LR (1798), Seq.№W201.
- ^ Lloyd's List (LL) 29 December 1801, №4216.
- ^ LR (1802), Seq.№W103.
- ^ "Clyde shipping". The Aberdeen Journal. No. 2877. 2 March 1803.
- ^ LL №4327.
- ^ Sandz & Marx (2003), p. 194.
References edit
- Sandz, Victoria; Marx, Robert F. (2003). Encyclopedia of Western Atlantic Shipwrecks and Sunken Treasure. McFarland.