Memphis (1805 ship)

Memphis was a French prize that in 1805 became a whaler in the British Southern Whale Fishery. She made one voyage as a whaler and then disappeared in 1807 early in the outbound leg of her second whaling voyage.

Memphis entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1806 with Hitchman, master, Jacobs & Co., owners, and trade London–South Seas. She was a French prize.^[1] Captain Thomas Hitchman acquired a letter of Marque on 6 December 1805.^[2] In late 1805 or early 1806 he sailed her on a whaling voyage. On her way home she was at St Helena on 6 January 1807.^[3] Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 20 February that Memphis, Heitchman, master, had been driven ashore at Oldhaven, but that she was expected to be gotten off.^[4] Four days later LL reported that she had indeed been refloated.^[5] Memphis arrived back at London on 13 February.^[3]

On 19 June 1807, Memphis sailed from Gravesend for Montevideo.^[6] On 24 June she passed by Portsmouth, as did missing name, Gardner, master, and Pandora, Anderson, master, all three whalers bound for the River Plate.^[7] On 13 July the three vessels passed by Madeira, still bound for the Plate.^[8]

Memphis was last sighted on 25 July 1807 while sailing from Madeira to the South Seas. There was no further trace of her thereafter; she was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands.^[9]

• 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. 

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