Cossack was launched in 1812 in Sunderland and first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1813.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Cossack |
| Builder | Sunderland |
| Launched | 1812 |
| Captured | 16 October 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 208 (bm) |
| Armament | 2 × 4-pounder guns |
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 | J.Black | A.Sinclair | London–Newfoundland | LR |
Cossack, Black, master, a brig of Greenock, had been sailing from Alicante to Newfoundland when on 16 October 1814, the privateer Grand Turk captured her. Grand Turk transferred a considerable quantity of raisins from Cossack before sending her for the United States.[2]
HMS Bulwark recaptured Cossack, only to have Cossack fall prey to the US privateer Surprise.[3] Cossack arrived at Salem, Massachusetts on 16 November.[4] Cossack was carrying a cargo of wine.[5] She was sold at Salem for $12,500.[6]
When Captain Green, of Grand Turk reached Salem he was delighted to see Cossack anchored there. He was then chagrined to discover that she had become a prize to a rival privateer.[7]
The Register of Shipping (RS) carried the annotation "CAPTURED" by Cossack's name in its volume for 1815.[8]
Citations edit
- ^ LR (1813) Supple. page s"C", Seq.No.C29.
- ^ "GRAND TURK'S CRUIZE" 26 November 1814,Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix (Providence, RI, United States) Volume: 12 , Issue: [46].
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4934. 27 December 1814. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735026.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4934. 10 March 1815. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735027.
- ^ Good (2012), p. 93.
- ^ 18 March 1815, Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix (Providence, RI, United States) Volume: 13 , Issue: 10.
- ^ Fairburn (1955), p. 885.
- ^ RS (1815), Seq.No.C935.
References edit
- Fairburn, William Armstrong (1955). Merchant Sail. Vol. 2. Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation.
- 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 978-0786466955.