Orange Valley (1781 ship)
Orange Valley was launched at Bristol in 1781 as a West Indiaman. A French squadron captured and burnt her on 21 July 1796.
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Great Britain | |
Name | Orange Valley |
Launched | 1781, Bristol[1] |
Captured | Captured and burnt 21 July 1796 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 400[1] (bm) |
Armament | 20 × 12-pounder guns[1] |
Career
Orange Valley entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1781.[1] Between 1781 and 1783, LR conflated her with the Bristol-built Hector.
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
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1781 | C.Watson | Meyler & Co. | Bristol–Jamaica | LR |
1782 | C.Watson | Meyler & Co. | Bristol–Jamaica | LR; "Now the Hector, Ronaldson" |
1783 | C.Watson | Gordon & Co. | Bristol–Jamaica | LR |
1790 | C.Watson J.Thompson |
Gordon & Co. | Bristol–Jamaica | LR |
1792 | J.Thompson P.Wade |
Gordon & Co. J.Rodgers |
Bristol–Jamaica Bristol–Honduras |
LR; good repair 1791 |
1796 | P.Wade | Captain | Bristol–Jamaica | LR; good repair 1791 |
Fate
A French squadron captured Orange Valley, Wade, master, in the Atlantic Ocean and burnt her. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol.[2]
Citations
- LR (1781), "O"supple. pages, Seq. No.O55.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (2866). 25 October 1796.
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