Liverpool Hero (1798 ship)

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For other ships with the same name, see Liverpool Hero (ship).

History
Kingdom of Great Britain
NameLiverpool Hero
Launched1791, Spain[1]
Acquiredcirca 1798
FateLost 1801
General characteristics
Tons burthen219,[1][2] or 234[2] (bm)
Complement
Armament
  • 1798: 6 × 3-pounder guns
  • 1798: 10 × 6&9-pounder guns[2]
  • 1798: 18 × 9&12-pounder guns[2]
  • 1799: 18 × 6&9-pounder guns[2]
NotesMahogany-built

Liverpool Hero was built in Spain in 1791, almost certainly under another name. She was taken in prize and entered British records in 1798 as a West Indiaman. She then entered into the triangular trade in enslaved people. She made one complete voyage as a slave ship and was lost in 1801 near Suriname on her second voyage.

Career[]

Liverpool Hero first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1798.[1] Captain James Fitzpatrick acquired a letter-of-marque on 12 March 1798.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1798 Fitzpatrick Brettarghe Liverpool–Barbados LR

Lloyd's List's ship arrival and departure data show that Liverpool Hero, Fitzpatrick, master, made one voyage to Martinique.

Although the entry in LR for Liverpool Hero remained unchanged until after her loss in 1801, new owners in late 1798 entered her into the slave trade.

1st slave voyage (1799–1800): Captain Alexander Hackney acquired a letter-of-marque on 9 November 1798.[2] He sailed from Liverpool on 4 January 1799. In early 1800 she was at Lisbon. Liverpool Hero acquired her slaves on the Gold Coast and arrived at Suriname on 28 September. She sailed from Suriname on 17 December and arrived back at Liverpool on 30 January 1800, having sailed via Barbados. She had sailed from Liverpool with 51 crew members and she had suffered 11 crew deaths on her voyage.[3]

2nd slave voyage (1800–Loss): Captain Alexander Laing acquired a letter-of-marque on 16 July 1800.[2] He sailed from Liverpool on 1 September 1800 with 39 crew members.[4]

Loss[]

In June 1801, Lloyd's List reported that Liverpool Hero, from Africa, had been lost near Suriname.[5] It is not clear what casualties were, if any. Captain Alexander Laing died on on 3 July 1804.[6]

Citations and references[]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c LR (1798), Seq.No.L310.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Letter of Marque, p.73 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Liverpool Hero voyage #82331.
  4. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Liverpool Hero voyage #82332.
  5. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4157. 5 June 1801. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ Behrendt (1990), p. 80.

References

  • Behrendt, Stephen D. (1990). The Captains in the British Slave Trade from 1785 to 1807. Vol. 140. Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. pp. 79–140.
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