Thames (Ship)

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Dates:
Active 1805
Active 1808

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel, out of London, England, mastered by David Coffin.

From the description of Log/journal, 1805 Sept. 26-1808 June 2. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013007

Extra ship, repaired by Cox 1797, 2 decks, 4in bottom, length 104ft 2in, keel 82ft 3½in, breadth 30ft 3in, hold 13ft 2in, wing transom 16ft 11¼, port cell 23ft 4½in, waist 3in, 400 tons. Voyages: (1) 1800/1 Bengal. Capt B Eilbreck. Portsmouth 25 Jan 1801 - 29 May Calcutta 4 Aug - left Bengal 18 Sep - 24 Feb 1802 Downs.

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x0003b6

Extra ship, repaired by Mestaer 1798, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 129ft 9in, keel 102ft 1in, breadth 37ft 1in, hold 15ft 2in, wing transom 31ft 8in, port cell 19ft 9in, waist 11½in, between decks, 6ft 8in & 6ft 6in, roundhouse 6ft 1¼in, ports 9 lower & 10 upper, deck range 79ft 6in, 746 tons. Principal Managing Owner: George Clay. Voyages: (1) 1798/9 Cape, Madras and Bengal. Capt Henry Passmore. Portsmouth 4 Oct 1798 - 14 Jan 1799 Cape - 9 May Madras - 16 Jun Coringa - 15 Jul Calcutta 20 Jan 1800 - Saugor 22 Feb - 19 Jun St Helena - 9 Sep Downs.

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x0003b5

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Subjects:

  • Trials
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • Horn, Cape (Chile) (as recorded)
  • England--London (as recorded)
  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)