Betsey (1800 ship)
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Great Britain | |
Name | Betsey |
Owner | |
Launched | 1800, Bristol |
Captured |
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Fate | Last listed 1825 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 266,[2] or 26660⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 94 ft 3 in (28.7 m) |
Beam | 26 ft 3 in (8.0 m) |
Armament | 2 × 4-pounder guns (1815) |
Notes | Two decks and three masts |
Betsey was launched at Bristol in 1800, and sailed as a West Indiaman. American privateers captured her twice in 1813 but each time she was recaptured. She was last listed in 1825.
Career[]
Betsey first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR), in the volume for 1800.[2]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
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1800 | T.J.Deake | R.Baillie | Bristol–Grenada | LR |
1801 | T.J.Deake J.Bailly |
R.Bailly | Bristol–Grenada | LR |
1807 | J.Bailey Scriffin |
E.Bailey | Cork–Grenada | LR |
1813 | W.Scriffin Merryeather |
E.Bailie | Bristol–St Vincent | LR; repairs 1810 |
Betsey's first captor, on 11 August 1813, was USS Argus. Betsey, Merryweather, master, was on her way back from St Vincents to Bristol when Argus captured Betsey some nine leagues west of Scilly. Argus sent Betsey to France, but she was retaken and came into Plymouth. Argus captured Betsey some nine leagues west of Scilly. However, she was retaken and came into Plymouth.[3][a]
Betsey's second captor, in October 1813, was the privateer True Blooded Yankee. HMS Whiting, , and recaptured Betsey, Merryweather, master, on 30 October, as well as several other prizes to True Blooded Yankee, and sent her into Plymouth. Betsey had been on her way from Bristol to Grenada when she had been captured some 100 miles from Lundy Island.[4]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
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1815 | Merryeather W.Lund |
E.Bailie | Bristol–Grenada | LR; repairs 1810 |
1818 | W.Coffin W.Lund |
W.Scott | Cork Bristol–Demerara |
LR; repairs 1810 |
1819 | E.Simpson D.Cameron |
Campbell | Greenock–Demerara | LR; repairs 1810 |
1825 | D.Cammeron | Campbell | Greenock | LR; repairs 1810 |
Fate[]
Betsey was last listed in 1825.
Notes[]
Citations[]
- ^ a b c d Farr (1950), p. 34.
- ^ a b LR (1800), "B" supple. pages.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4790. 17 August 1813. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4818. 2 November 1813. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
References[]
- Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950). Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838 (vessels over 150 tons). Vol. 15. Bristol Record Society.
- 1800 ships
- Age of Sail merchant ships of England
- Ships built in Bristol
- Captured ships