Duke of Buccleugh (1783 ship)

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History
Great Britain
NameDuke of Buccleugh
NamesakeDuke of Buccleuch
BuilderYarmouth[1]
Launched1783[1]
CapturedSeptember 1797
General characteristics
Tons burthen239,[2][3] or 260[1] (bm)
Complement
  • 1794: 25
  • 1796: 25
Armament
  • 1794: 12 × 4-pounder guns + 4 swivel guns
  • 1796: 14 × 4-pounder guns + 2 swivel guns

Duke of Buccleugh was launched at Yarmouth in 1783. In 1789 she became a slave ship. She made five complete voyages trading slaves before a French privateer captured her in September 1797 after she had delivered her slaves on her sixth voyage.

Career[]

Duke of Buccleugh first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1784 with J.Ritchie, master, Thompson, owner, and trade London–New York.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1789 J.Ritchie Thompson "Gorgi"–London LR
1791 M'Lean J.Anderson London–Africa LR

1st slave voyage (1788–1789): Captain John McLean sailed from London on 16 July 1788. Duke of Buccleugh primarily acquired her slaves at the Sierra Leone estuary, and then acquired some more at Bance Island. She arrived at Grenada on 1 March 1789. She had embarked 373 slaves and she arrived with 365, eight having died on the voyage. She landed 358. She arrived back at London on 16 July.[4]

2nd slave voyage (1789–1790): Captain McLean sailed from London on 19 September 1789. After acquiring slaves in West Africa, Duke of Buccleugh arrived at Kingston on 1 June 1790 with 348 slaves. She arrived back at London on 24 November 1790.[5]

3rd slave voyage (1791–1792): Captain McLean sailed from London on 24 January 1791. Duke of Buccleugh sailed to Bance Island where she started acquiring slaves on 1 June. She arrived at Kingston on 9 November. She had embarked 358 slaves and she arrived with 352. She landed 350. She arrived back at London on 18 March 1792.[6]

4th slave voyage (1792–1793): Captain McLean sailed from London on 25 July 1792. Duke of Buccleugh started gathering slaves at Bance Island on 2 October. However, she then purchased most of her slaves at the Sierra Leone estuary. She sailed from Africa on 10 January 1793 and arrived at Kingston on 11 February. She had embarked 317 slaves and she arrived with 315. She sailed from Kingston on 15 April and arrived back at London on 7 June.[7]

5th slave voyage (1794–1795): War with France had broken out while Duke of Buccleugh was at Kingston on her fourth voyage. Before she set out on her fifth voyage, Captain McLean acquired a letter of marque on 16 June 1794.[3] He sailed from London on 15 July. Duke of Buccleughstarted gathering slaves at Bance Island on 15 January 1795 and sailed from Africa on 29 January.[8] On her way she repelled an attack by a French privateer.[9] She arrived at Kingston on 13 March. She had embarked 373 slaves and she arrived with 365. She arrived back at London on 18 August.[8]

6th slave voyage (1796–1797): Captain George Cleland acquired a letter of marque on 17 September 1796.[3] He sailed from London on 3 October. Duke of Buccleugh gathered slaves at Bance Island, but then gathered more in the Sierra Leone estuary. She arrived at Kingston, Jamaica on 12 July 1797 with 375 slaves.[10]

Fate[]

On 6 September 1797, Duke of Buccleugh was captured and taken into Santiago de Cuba.[11]

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b c d LR (1784), Seq.№226.
  2. ^ LL (1791), Seq.№D233.
  3. ^ a b c "Letter of Marque, p.59 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Duke of Buccleugh voyage #81077.
  5. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Duke of Buccleugh voyage #81078.
  6. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Duke of Buccleugh voyage #81079.
  7. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Duke of Buccleugh voyage #81080.
  8. ^ a b Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Duke of Buccleugh voyage #81081.
  9. ^ Lloyd's List (LL) 5 June 1795, №2722, Ship arrival and departure (SAD) data.
  10. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Duke of Buccleugh voyage #81083.
  11. ^ LL 12 December 1797, №2975.
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