Nelson (1807 ship)

Nelson was launched at Bristol in 1807 as a West Indiaman. In January 1813 a United States privateer captured her off Jamaica.

History
United Kingdom
OwnerP.J.Miles & Co.
BuilderHilhouse
Launched24 February 1807[1]
Captured31 January 1813
General characteristics
Tons burthen574[2] (bm)
Length103 ft 0 in (31.4 m)[3]
Beam32 ft 2 in (9.8 m)[3]
Complement35[2]
Armament14 × 4&9-pounder guns[2]

Career

At the time of her launch, she was the largest vessel ever built at Bristol.[1][3] Nelson first appeared in Lloyd's Register in the volume for 1807.[4]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1807 Thomas P.J.Miles Bristol–Jamaica LR

Captain William Thomas acquired a letter of marque on 31 October 1809.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1811 Thomas
T.Cox		 P.J.Miles Bristol–Jamaica LR
1812 Thomas P.J.Miles Bristol–Jamaica LR

Fate

On 8 February 1813, HMS Algerine was in an action with an American privateer that escaped. In the action the British lost three men killed and seven or eight wounded.[5] This single-ship action may have been with the American privateer Saratoga. Algerine returned to port in Jamaica, while Saratoga went on to capture Nelson.[6][lower-alpha 1]

Nelson encountered Saratoga on 31 January 1813, having sailed from Carlisle Bay five days earlier.[1] Nelson and Saratoga fought for about four hours before Nelson struck when about 20 leagues to windward of Jamaica.[3] Saratoga mounted 16 guns and had a crew of 130 men.[1]

On 6 February Captain W.C. Wooster of Saratoga put the crew and passengers on a boat by which the 17 people reached Grand Caymanas. There they hired a schooner that on the 14th delivered them to Lucea.[6]

Reportedly, Nelson was in sight of Jamaica for three days before Saratoga sent Nelson into New Orleans.[8]

Nelson's entry in Lloyd's Register for 1814 carried the annotation "captured".

Notes
  1. Maclay assigned the capture to the privateer Decatur .[7]

Citations
  1. Powell (1930), p. 316.
  2. "Letter of Marque, p.79 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. Farr (1950), p. 244.
  4. LR (1807), supple. pages "N", Seq.No.N19.
  5. "Lloyd's List". 30 March 1813. pp. 78 v.
  6. Powell (1930), p. 317.
  7. Maclay (1900), p. 311.
  8. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4764. 23 April 1813. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735026. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

References
  • Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950). Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838 (vessels over 150 tons). Vol. 15. Bristol Record Society.
  • Maclay, Edgar Stanton (1900). "A history of American privateers". Sampson, Low, Marston & Co. OCLC 606621677.
  • Powell, J. W. Damer (1930). Bristol privateers and ships of war. J.W. Arrowsmith: Bristol.
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