Resource (1805 ship)

UK merchant ship 1805–1810

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

History
United Kingdom
Name| Resource
Owner|

* 1805: Michael & James Harrison[1]
* 1810: Morsom

Builder| Holt and Richardson,[1] Whitby
Launched| 1805
Fate| Lost 1810
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen| 296,[2] or 297[3] (bm)
Length| 97 ft 3 in (29.6 m)
Beam| 27 ft 2 in (8.3 m)
Armament| 6 × 4-pounder guns[2]
Notes| Part old materials[2]

Resource was launched at Whitby in 1805. She was lost in 1810.

## Career

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Resource first appeared in the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1806.[2]

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source

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1806  | Harrison  | Harrison  | Whitby–Shields  | RS

Resource first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1810.[3]

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source

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1810  | J.Davis  | Morsom  | London–Martinique  | LR

## Fate

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Resource was lost on 16 March 1810 near Terceira Island as she was returning to London from Martinique. Her crew was saved.[4]

## Citations

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1. ^ a b c Weatherill (1908), p. 114.
2. ^ a b c d RS (1806), Seq.No.R184.
3. ^ a b LR (1810), Seq.No.R160.
4. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4454\. 1 May 1810. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005721876.

## References

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* Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.