Duke of York (1780 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Duke of York (ship).
History
United Kingdom
Name: Duke of York
Owner: Richard Cadman Etches
Builder: Archangel
Launched: 1780
Fate: Lost 11 September 1787
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 500 (bm)
Propulsion: Sail

Duke of York was a fir-built ship of 500 tons (bm), built in 1780 at Archangel. In 1787 her owner was "Hitchie", her master "Jn Wolff", and her trade London — South Seas, indicating that she was a whaler.[1] More accurately, her master was John Wolfe, Woolf, or Wolf, and her owner Richard Cadman Etches. She sailed on 21 April 1787 for the South Seas.[2]

Richard Etches had dispatched her to reinforce the settlement at New Years Harbour (now Puerto Ano Nuevo) on Staten Island (now Isla de los Estados), off Tierra del Fuego.[Note 1] Seal hunters established a factory there in 1786,[4] which was also well-located for vessels rounding Cape Horn to refresh and replenish their water.[5]

On 4 June, Duke of York sailed from St Jago, "all well".[6] By August, she was at the Falkland Islands, "all well".[7]

On 11 September, shortly after she arrived at New Years Harbour, Duke of York was lost. Her crew, however, was saved.[8]

The loss of Duke of York ended the factory. The people took to their boats and left the island.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Captain James Cook, then on his second voyage of exploration, had named the harbour after the date of his arrival, New Year's Day, 1775.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Lloyd's Register (1787), №S216.
  2. ↑ University of Hull — British Southern Whale Fishery - Voyages: Duke of York. Accessed 23 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Gallois (2011), p.305, №105.
  4. ↑ Gallois (2011), p.78.
  5. 1 2 Gallois (2011), p.305, №106.
  6. ↑ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1907). 14 August 1787.
  7. ↑ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1944). 25 December 1787.
  8. ↑ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1972). 28 March 1788.

Sources

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