Olive Branch (1797 ship)

History
United Kingdom
Fate	Last listed in 1822
General characteristics
Tons burthen	180, or 187, or 194, or 200 (bm)
Armament	184: 2 guns; 1811: 8 × 6-pounder carronades + 2 × 3-pounder guns; 1814:;
Notes	10 × 6-pounder guns

Olive Branch was launched at Broadstairs in 1797 as a West Indiaman. In 1808 a privateer captured her but a British letter of marque recaptured her. She then returned in order to the West Indies trade, trading with Sierra Leone, and trading between Bristol and Quebec. She was last listed in 1822.

Career[]

Olive Branch first appeared Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1797.^[1]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1797	Johnson	T.Brown	London–Martinique	LR
1798	Johnson Arthur Brown	T.Brown	London–Martinique	LR
1799	Brown J.Arthur	T.Brown	London–Jamaica	LR
1802	J.Arthur T.Stuckfield Redman	T.Brown	London–Jamaica	LR
1803	T.Stuckfield Redman R.Brenford	T.Brown Redman	London–Jamaica	LR
1804	R.Brenford (or Brandford)	Redman	London–Barbados	LR
1808	Partridge	Redman	London–Berbice	LR

In April 1808 LL reported that Caledonia, Thompson, master, had recaptured Olive Branch, Patridge, master, which had been sailing from London to Berbice when a privateer had captured her. Olive Branch arrived in Demerara.^[2]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1809	Partridge Williams	Redman	London–Berbice	LR
1814	Williams Redman	Redman	Falmouth–St Lucia	LR
1815	Redman D.Mays	Redman	Falmouth–St Lucia	LR; thorough repairs 1814
1816	D.Hayes	Redman	London–Sierra Leone	LR; thorough repairs 1814
1819	D.Hayes Patterson	Redman	London–Sierra Leone	LR; thorough repairs 1814 & good repair 1818
1820	Patterson	J.Cristoll	Bristol–Quebec	LR; thorough repairs 1814 & good repair 1818

Fate[]

Olive Branch was last listed in 1822 with data unchanged since 1820.

Citations[]

^ LR (1797), Seq.No.O90.
^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5245. 19 April 1808. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[LR1797-1] LR (1797), Seq.No.O90.

[2] "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5245. 19 April 1808. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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