Chambers (1776 ship)

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History
Kingdom of Great Britain
NameChambers
BuilderBristol[1]
Launched1776
Captured7 October 1782
General characteristics
Tons burthen200, or 220, or 350[1] (bm)
Armament
  • 1776:10 × 6-pounder + 2 × 9-pounder guns
  • 1779:12 × 6-pounder + 4 × 9-pounder guns

Chambers was a ship launched in Bristol in 1776. she spent most of her brief career as a West Indiaman. An American privateer captured her in October 1782.

Career[]

Chambers first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1776.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1776 Jn.Wallace
Jn.Langley 		Dinham & Co. Bristol-Petersburg
Bristol–Jamaica 		LR
1778 A.Frizwell Dinham & Co. Bristol–Jamaica LR

Captain Abraham Frizwell acquired a letter of marque on 28 September 1778.

Year Master Owner Trade So 1779 A.Frizwell
J.Langley 		Dinham & Co. Bristol–Jamaica LR

Captain John Langley acquired a letter of marque on 28 August 1779.

Year Master Owner Trade So 1782 J.Langley Dinham
R.Hunter? 		Bristol–Jamaica
Bristol–Quebec 		LR

A gale between 1 and 2 August 1781 drove Chambers, Langley, master, and some other vessels on shore at Jamaica.[2] she was gotten off and on 20 April 1782 sailed for Quebec, which she reached.

Loss[]

On 7 October 1782 the American privateer Buccaneer captured Chambers, Langley, master, off Cape Clear Island as Chambers was returning to Bristol from Quebec. Buccaneer sent Chambers to Lorient.[3]

Citations and references[]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c LR (1776), seq.No.C454.
  2. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 1316. 2 November 1781. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 1407. 22 October 1782. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

References

  • Damer Powell, John William (1930). Bristol Privateers and Ships of War. Bristol: J.W.Arrowsmith.
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