Memphis (1805 ship)

History
United Kingdom
Name:	Memphis
Namesake:	Memphis, the name of various figures in Greek mythology
Owner:	Jacobs & Co.
Builder:	France[1]
Acquired:	1805 by purchase of a prize
Fate:	Foundered on or after 25 July 1807
General characteristics
Tons burthen:	263[2][3] (bm)
Complement:	25[3]
Armament:	2 × 12-pounder guns + 16 × 12-pounder guns "of the New Construction"[2]

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.

Career

Memphis entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1806 with Hitchman, master, Jacobs & Co., owners, and trade London–South Seas. She was a French prize.^[2] Captain Thomas Hitchman acquired a letter of Marque on 6 December 1805.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5] Four days later LL reported that she had indeed been refloated.^[6] Memphis arrived back at London on 13 February.^[4]

Fate

On 19 June 1807, Memphis sailed from Gravesend for Montevideo.^[7] On 24 June she passed by Portsmouth, as did Hero, Gardner, master, and Pandora, Anderson, master, all three whalers bound for the River Plate.^[8] On 13 July the three vessels passed by Madeira, still bound for the Plate.^[9]

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.^[10]

Citations

References

• 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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