Cicero (1819 ship)
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Cicero |
Namesake | Cicero |
Builder | Hull |
Launched | 1819 |
Fate | Wrecked 1 July 1826 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 320[1] (bm) |
Cicero was launched at Hull in 1819 as a Greenland whaler, hunting bowhead whales. She made six full voyages to the Greenland whale fishery and was lost in July 1826 on her seventh.
Career[]
Cicero first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1819 with Parkin, master, Raith & Co., owner, and trade Hull-Greenland.[1]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
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1820 | Parkin | Raith & Co. | Hull–Greenland | LR |
1825 | T.Lee | Routh & Co. | Hull–Greenland | LR; large repairs 1821, 1822, & 1823 |
Whaling voyages[]
The following data is from Coltish:[2]
Year | Master | Where | Whales | Tuns whale oil |
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1819 | Parkin | Greenland | 6 | 38 |
1820 | Parkin | Greenland | 9 | 80 |
1821 | Leaf | Greenland | 7 | 101 |
1822 | Leaf | Greenland | 2 | 33 (70 Butts) |
1823 | Lee | Greenland | 5 | 89 |
1824 | Lee | Davis Strait | 14 | 159 |
1825 | Lee | Davis Strait | 15 | 200 |
1826 | Lee | Davis Strait | 0 | 0 |
Fate[]
Cicero, Lee, master, was lost on 1 July 1826 in the Davis Strait.[3] Andrew Marvel rescued her crew.
By another report, Cicero was destroyed by taking the "Middle Ice" in Latitude 75°12′ North, at midnight 7 June 1826.[4]
Citations and references[]
Citations
References
- Coltish, William (c. 1842). An account of the success of the ships at the Greenland and Davis Straits fisheries 1772-1842 inclusive.
Categories:
- 1819 ships
- Ships built in Kingston upon Hull
- Age of Sail merchant ships of England
- Whaling ships
- Maritime incidents in July 1826