Norfolk Hero was launched at Yarmouth in 1799. She traded with North American and the West Indies. In 1808 she was captured, but quickly recaptured. She continued to trade widely until she was lost in November 1827.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Norfolk Hero |
| Namesake | Lord Nelson, born in Norfolk, and hero of the Battle of the Nile |
| Launched | 1799, Yarmouth |
| Fate | Wrecked November 1827 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 263 (bm) |
| Armament | 4 × 6-pounder guns |
Career
editNorfolk Hero first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1799.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1799 | C.Scott | Preston | Yarmouth–Baltic | LR |
| 1805 | C.Scott J.Calver |
Preston | London–Quebec | LR |
| 1807 | J.Calver M'Aikill |
Preston & Co. | London–Quebec London–Demerara |
LR |
Lloyd's List reported in April 1808 that Norfolk Hero and Heroine had been captured, retaken, and brought into Barbados. Norfolk Hero had been sailing to St Kitts, and Heroine had been sailing to Tortola. Unfortunately, press reports did not name the captor(s) or recaptor(s).
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | J.Walker H.Dow |
Preston Nelson |
London–Dublin | LR; damages repaired 1810 |
| 1811 | J.Walker W.Dow |
Nelson & Co. | Dartmouth–Cork London–Tobago |
LR; damages repaired 1810 |
| 1816 | W.Dow | Nelson & Co. | London–Tobago | LR; repairs 1812 and damages repaired 1813 |
On 21 May 1817, Norfolk Hero, Dow, master, put into Grenada. She had been on her way from Tobago to London when she had developed a leak. It was expected that she would have to unload 150 cases to be repaired.[2] She discharged some hogsheads of sugar and 100 puncheons of rum. After she was repaired she proceeded on her voyage on 7 June. On 11 June she was at St Thomas.[3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1819 | W.Dow J.Kirton |
Nelson & Co. | Cowes–Tobago | LR; good repair 1813 & small repairs 1817 |
| 1820 | J.Kerton Cuthbertson |
Stanhope | Plymouth–New Brunswick | LR; good repair 1813 & small repairs 1817 & 1820 |
| 1821 | Cuthbertson | Stanhope | Dartmouth–Trieste | LR; good repair 1813 & small repairs 1817 & 1820 |
| 1822 | Cuthbertson Sapwich/Sopwith |
Stanhope | Dartmouth–Trieste | LR; small repairs 1820 |
| 1824 | Sopwith W.Hunter |
Stanhope | London–New Brunswick | LR; small repairs 1820 |
| 1826 | D.Walker | Stanhope | London–Quebec | LR; small repairs 1820 |
| 1827 | D.Walker Woodward |
Stanhope & Co. | London–Quebec | LR; small repairs 1820 |
Fate
editNorfolk Hero, Woodward, master, was lost in November 1827 off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.
Citations
edit- ^ LR (1799), Seq.No.N261.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5190. 1 July 1817. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105226351.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5195. 18 July 1817. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105226351.