Lovely Lass (1788 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NameLovely Lass
Owner
Launched1780, France
Acquired1788
FateFoundered 1798
General characteristics
Tons burthen
  • 1789:280,[2] or 282 (bm)
  • 1785:306 (bm)
Armament18 × 6-pounder guns

Lovely Lass was launched in France in 1780 almost surely under another name. She first appeared in British records in 1788. She made three voyages as a Bristol-based slave ship. She then briefly became a West Indiaman before she became a Liverpool-based slave ship. She was lost in 1798 on her first voyage from Liverpool to gather slaves.

Career[]

Lovely Lass first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the 1789 issue,[2] the 1788 issue being unavailable online.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notees
1789 B____
Jenkins 		Jones & Co. Bristol–Africa LR; new deck and raised 1788

1st slave voyage (1788–1789): Captain John Kennedy was listed as master on the sailing pass and at entry outbound; however, Captain William Jenkins appeared on the muster roll.[3] Lovely Lass sailed from Bristol on 27 May 1788, bound for the Gold Coast. Lovely Lass acquired slaves on the Gold Coast and at Anomabu. She arrived at Jamaica on 15 May 1789. She had embarked 408 slaves and arrived with 398,[4] or 394. Lovely Lass was reported to have taken on slaves at St Vincent for Polly, Spellen, master, which had stopped there in distress as Polly was on her way to Barbados from Africa; Lovely Lass delivered Polly's slaves to Barbados.[3] Lovely Lass had left Bristol 48 crew members and engaged six more she arrived at Jamaica. She arrived at Jamaica with 30. There she discharged 15 crew members but engaged five more, making her crew 20 for the voyage home.[3] Lovely Lass sailed from Jamaica on 25 June and arrived back at Bristol on 25 August.[4]

2nd slave voyage (1789–1791): The pass named Captain Richard Rogers as master, and he was still master while she was loading before leaving Bristol. However, the muster roll gave the name of the master as Thomas Grimes.[3] Lovely Lass sailed from Bristol on 21 November 1789, bound for the Gold Coast. Lovely Lass started acquiring slaves on 25 January 1790 at Tantumquerry and then at Anomabu. She sailed from Africa on 15 February 1791 and arrived at Jamaica on 6 April.[5] Various accounts put the number of slaves embarked as 350, 377,[5] or 380 slaves,[3] and arrived with 368. She had left Bristol with 42 crew members and engaged six more in Africa. She arrived at Jamaica with 34 and discharged nine there and at St Vincent; she arrived back at Bristol with 25 crew members.[3] Lovely Lass arrived back at Bristol on 19 May.[5]

3rd slave voyage (1792–1794): Captain John Wade Robinson sailed from Bristol on 3 January 1792, bound for West Africa. Lovely Lass started acquiring slaves on 7 April at Cape Lahou. She then acquired some more at Anomabu. Her principal place for acquiring slaves was Cape Coast Castle. She sailed from Africa on 22 November. She arrived at Kingston, Jamaica on 9 January 1794. She had embarked 416 slaves and she arrived at Kingston with 413.[6] However, other sources report that she had acquired 738 slaves between Cape Lahou and Cape Coast Castle. One died on the coast and 310 were transhipped before she left with 316. Yet another report has Lively Lass taking on 416 slaves at Apollonia and losing five on her voyage from Africa to Jamaica.[7] Lively Lass left Bristol with 39 crew members and she engaged 14 more on the African coast; she had 26 when she arrived at Kingston. There she discharged 18. She apparently stopped at San Domingo before returning to Bristol; she apparently engaged 26 crew members at Jamaica and possibly San Domingo.[7] Lovely Lass sailed from Kingston on 10 May and arrived at London on 29 July.[6]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1795 J.R.Wade
Rydell 		Jones & Co. Bristol–Africa
Liverpool–Barbados 		LR; almost rebuilt 1795
1797 R.Rydell
W. Lace 		J.Dawson & Co. Liverpool–Barbados
Liverpool–Africa 		LR; almost rebuilt 1795
1798 W.Lace T.Parr & Co. Liverpool–Africa LR; almost rebuilt 1795, & damages repaired 1797

4th slave voyage (1797–loss): Captain William Lace sailed from Liverpool on 21 December 1797, bound for West Africa.[1]

Loss[]

Lovely Lass was reported to have foundered off Cape Lopez, Africa.[8] She had not embarked any slaves.[1]

Citations and references[]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Lovely Lass voyage #82402.
  2. ^ a b LR (1789), Seq.No.L253.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Richardson (1999), p. 142.
  4. ^ a b Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Lovely Lass voyage #18025.
  5. ^ a b c Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Lovely Lass voyage #18046.
  6. ^ a b Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Lovely Lass voyage #18149.
  7. ^ a b Richardson (1999), p. 217.
  8. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (3014). 26 June 1798.

References

  • Richardson, David, ed. (1996). Bristol, Africa, and the Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade to America, Vo. 4 The Final Years, 1770-1807. Bristol Record Society, c/o Department of Historical Studies, Univ. of Bristol. ISBN 0 901538 17 5.
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