Latona (1786 ship)
History | |
---|---|
Great Britain | |
Name | Latona |
Namesake | Leto |
Builder | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Launched | 1786 |
Fate | Abandoned sinking in 1835 |
Notes | This vessel is sometimes conflated with Latona[1] |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 292, or 29211⁄94;[1] later 306, or 308, or 309 (bm) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Armament | 1795: 4 × 6-pounder guns |
Latona was launched in 1786 at Newcastle upon Tyne. She spent her entire career as a merchantman. In 1800 a privateer captured her, but a British privateer recaptured her quickly. She was wrecked in 1835.
Career[]
Latona entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1787 with John Hall, master, and W. Lashly, owner, and trade London–Petersburg.[2]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade |
---|---|---|---|
1790 | J. Hall | Lashly | London |
1795 | Fothergill | Lashly | London–Petersburg |
1800 | J. Lyon | J. Lyon | London–Memel |
On 22 August 1800, Lloyd's List reported that the British privateer Earl Spencer had recaptured Latona, which a French privateer had captured as Latona was sailing from Memel to Lisbon. Earl Spencer sent Latona into Oporto.[3][a]
Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1805 | R. Fenwick | J. Lyons | Dublin–Memel | |
1810 | Simpson | J. Lyons | Yarmouth–Shields | Damage repaired 1809 |
1815 | Simpson | J. Lyons | Yarmouth–Shields | |
1820 | W. Robinson | Capt. & Co. | Plymouth | Large repair 1816; thorough repair 1817 |
1825 | T. Christie | Robinson | Liverpool–"Mrmc" | 306 tons (bm) |
1830 | Robinson | Robinson | London–Quebec | Damage repaired 1826; 308 tons (bm) |
1835 | R. Carter | Carter | London–Quebec | 309 tons (bm) |
Fate[]
Latona sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in 1835. Olga rescued her crew. Latona was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[4]
Notes, citations. and references[]
Notes
- ^ Latona was one of the vessels that the privateer Brave, Captain Beck, captured when Brave also captured Lord Duncan.
Citations
References
- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
- 1786 ships
- Ships built on the River Tyne
- Age of Sail merchant ships of England
- Captured ships
- Maritime incidents in 1800
- Maritime incidents in 1835
- Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean