Duke of York (1780 ship)
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name: | Duke of York |
Owner: | Richard Cadman Etches |
Builder: | Archangel |
Launched: | 1780 |
Fate: | Lost 11 September 1787 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen: | 500 (bm) |
Propulsion: | Sail |
Duke of York was a fir-built ship of 500 tons (bm), built in 1780 at Archangel. In 1787 her owner was "Hitchie", her master "Jn Wolff", and her trade London — South Seas, indicating that she was a whaler.[1] More accurately, her master was John Wolfe, Woolf, or Wolf, and her owner Richard Cadman Etches. She sailed on 21 April 1787 for the South Seas.[2]
Richard Etches had dispatched her to reinforce the settlement at New Years Harbour (now Puerto Ano Nuevo) on Staten Island (now Isla de los Estados), off Tierra del Fuego.[Note 1] Seal hunters established a factory there in 1786,[4] which was also well-located for vessels rounding Cape Horn to refresh and replenish their water.[5]
On 4 June, Duke of York sailed from St Jago, "all well".[6] By August, she was at the Falkland Islands, "all well".[7]
On 11 September, shortly after she arrived at New Years Harbour, Duke of York was lost. Her crew, however, was saved.[8]
The loss of Duke of York ended the factory. The people took to their boats and left the island.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Captain James Cook, then on his second voyage of exploration, had named the harbour after the date of his arrival, New Year's Day, 1775.[3]
References
- ↑ Lloyd's Register (1787), №S216.
- ↑ University of Hull — British Southern Whale Fishery - Voyages: Duke of York. Accessed 23 August 2016.
- ↑ Gallois (2011), p.305, №105.
- ↑ Gallois (2011), p.78.
- 1 2 Gallois (2011), p.305, №106.
- ↑ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1907). 14 August 1787.
- ↑ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1944). 25 December 1787.
- ↑ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1972). 28 March 1788.
Sources
- Gallois, Robert (2011) A Voyage to the North West Side of America: The Journals of James Colnett, 1786-89. (UBC Press). ISBN 9780774808552