Hercules (1812 ship)
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Name | Hercules |
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Acquired | 1812 by purchase |
Fate | No longer listed in 1818 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 284,[1] or 285,[2] (bm) |
Armament | 8 × 12-pounder carronades[1] |
Hercules first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1812, with origin America.[2] In 1813 she appeared in the Register of Shipping with origin Britain; she had undergone a good repair in 1812.[1] She made two voyages as a whaler in the Southern Whale Fishery and then was no longer listed in 1818.
Career[]
Although one source describes Hercules as a prize,[3] she sailed under British colours well before the outbreak of the War of 1812.
1st whaling voyage (1812–1814): Captain Simon Coleman sailed from London on 19 March 1812. Hercules returned to London on 31 March 1814.[4] She again underwent a good repair in 1814.
2nd whaling voyage (1814–1817): Captain. U. Bunker sailed from London on 26 July 1814, bound for Timor. Hercules returned to London on 9 January 1817.[4]
The registers did not publish in 1817 and Hercules does not appear in the registers for 1818.
Citations and references[]
Citations
References
- Clayton, Jane M (2014). Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775–1815: An alphabetical list of ships. Berforts Group. ISBN 9781908616524.
- 1812 ships
- Age of Sail merchant ships of England
- Whaling ships