Castor & Pollux (1790 ship)
Castor & Pollux was launched at Teignmouth in 1790. Initially she traded with the Mediterranean, and on one voyage suffered a fire at sea. She then became a West Indiaman. In 1799 she commenced a voyage as a whaler. A Spanish privateer captured her in the Pacific circa 1801.
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| Name | Castor & Pollux |
| Launched | 1790, Tignmouth (Teignmouth) |
| Captured | circa 1801 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 262,[1] or 269,[1][2] (bm) |
| Complement | |
| Armament |
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Career
Castor & Pollux first appeared in the Lloyd's Register (LR) volume for 1791.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1791 | R.Codner | Captain | Exeter–Straits | LR |
Lloyd's List reported in September 1792 that Castor & Polleux, Codner, master, had been returning from Manfredonia when she caught fire at sea. Her captain and crew ran her onshore at Alicant to extinguish the fire.[3]
War with France broke out early in 1793. Captain William Codner acquired a letter of marque on 30 April 1794.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1794 | R.Codner W.Codner |
R.Codner | Exeter–Straits London–San Domingo |
LR |
| 1795 | W.Codner G.Godwin |
R.Codner Lee & Co. |
London–San Domingo | LR |
Captain John Godwin acquired a letter of marque on 3 April 1795.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1796 | G.Godwin | J.Lee & Co. | London–Barbados | LR |
| 1798 | G.Godwin | J.Lee & Co. Latham & Son |
London–Barbados | LR |
| 1799 | Godwin Anderson |
Latham & Son Lushington |
London–South Seas | LR; repairs 1799 |
On 21 March 1799 Castor & Pollux, Anderson, master, was at Deal, waiting to sail for the South Seas. In February 1800 Castor & Pollux called in at Rio de Janeiro in want of refreshments and repairs.[4][5]
Fate
In May 1801 Lloyd's List reported that a Spanish ship of 24 guns had captured "Britannia, late Mortlock, of London", and Castor & Pollux, Anderson, master, in the Galapagos Islands. The Spaniards then took their prizes into Lima.[6] Their captor was the privateer Atlante, under the command of Dominque de Orué.[7]
Citations
- "Letter of Marque, p.55 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- LR (1791), Seq.No.C475.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 2438. 21 September 1792. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105232961. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- Clayton (2014), p. 83.
- British southern whale fishery database – Voyages: Castor & Pollux.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4152. 19 May 1801. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- Ortiz Sotelo (2012), p. 258.
References
- 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.
- Ortiz Sotelo, Jorge (2012). "El Callao y la Real Armada". El último viaje de la Fregata Mercedes. Peru: Museo Naval & Museo Arquelogico Nacional. pp. 253–262.