Hannah (1797 ship)

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History
Great Britain
NameHannah
BuilderLiverpool
Launched1797
FateLost 1811
General characteristics
Tons burthen195,[1] or 198[2] (bm)
Complement
Armament
  • 1797:12 × 4&6&12-pounder guns[1]
  • 1798:16 × 4&9-pounder guns[1]
  • 1799:2 × 9-pounder + 14 × 4-pounder guns

Hannah was built at Liverpool in 1797. She made three voyages as a slave ship and one as a whaler. Next, she became a West Indiaman and was lost in 1811.

Career[]

Hannah first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1797 with W.Stringer, master, R.Welsh, owner, and trade Liverpool–Africa.[3]

1st slave voyage (1797–1798): Captain William Stringer acquired a letter of marque on 3 October 1797.[1] He sailed from Liverpool on 6 November. Hannah commenced gathering slaves on 11 February 1798, first at Bonny Island and then at "Bomara". She arrived at Saint Croix on 15 May. She left St Croix on 21 June, and arrived back at Liverpool on 19 July.[4]

2nd slave voyage (1798–1799): Captain James Good acquired a letter of marque on 14 August 1798.[1] He sailed from Liverpool on 8 September 1798. Hannah gathered her slaves and arrived at St Croix on 6 April 1799. There she landed 320 slaves. She left St Croix on 3 May and arrived back at Liverpool on 24 June. She had left Liverpool with 30 crew members and suffered four crew member deaths on the voyage..[5]

3rd slave voyage (1799–1800): Captain Good sailed from Liverpool on 11 August 1799. Hannah arrived at Demerara on 5 March 1800 where she landed 303 slaves. In her voyage she had left Liverpool with 30 crew members and she suffered 6 crew deaths on the voyage..[6]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1800 J.Good
T.Morrison 		Abram & Co. Liverpool–Africa
London–Dominica 		LR
1803 J.Shadforth Capt.&Co. London–Dominica LR
1804 T.Hullock Collins London–Southern Fishery LR

Whaling voyage (1803–1805): Captain Izzack Hullock (or Hullah, or Hilcock), sailed from London on 1 February 1803, bound for the Pacific. Hannah returned on 13 September 1805.[7]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1806 Hollock Collins London–Southern Fishery LR
1808 Hollock
Davidson 		Collins
Hodgen 		London–Southern Fishery LR; small repairs 1808
1809 Hollock
J.Rickets 		Collins
P.Rains 		London–Southern Fishery
Portsmouth–Surinam 		Register of Shipping
1810 Duncan
William Ellis 		Clark & Co. London–Surinam LR; small repairs 1808
1811 W. Ellis Clark & Co. London–Jamaica LR; small repairs 1808[2]

Fate[]

Hannah, Ellis, master, was wrecked on 29 January 1811 near the Isla of Pines, Cuba. She was sailing from Jamaica to London.[8]

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Letter of Marque, p.66 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b LR (1811), Seq.№H62.
  3. ^ LR (1797), "H" supple. pages.
  4. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Hannah voyage #81704.
  5. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Hannah voyage #81705.
  6. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Hannah voyage #81706.
  7. ^ "British Southern Whale Fishery database – Voyages: Hannah".
  8. ^ Lloyd's List №4555.
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