Hinchinbrooke (1814 ship)
{{short description|UK mail ship 1814-1816}}
{{other ships|Hinchinbrooke (ship)}}
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| Ship notes = This Hinchinbrook may readily be confused with {{ship | Hinchinbroke|1812 ship}}
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Hinchinbrook was built in America in 1812. By 1814 she was carrying mails for the Post Office Packet Service from Falmouth, Cornwall. In May 1814 she repelled an attack by an American privateer in a single-ship action. She was wrecked in May 1816.
Career
Hinchinbrook first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1815 in the section listing Falmouth Packets. Her master was James, and her owner the Government Post Office. She had been raised in 1814.[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015005689503?urlappend=%3Bseq=624 Lloyd's Register (1815), "Falmouth Packets", Seq.№17.] She also appeared in the regular listing with the same information, but the addition of the voyage Falmouth–Jamaica.[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015005689503?urlappend=%3Bseq=275 ''Lloyd's Register) (1815), Seq.№627.]
On 14 February 1814 Hinchinbrook sailed for the Leeward Islands.
Engagement: On 2 May 1814 Hinchinbrook was at {{coord|49|35|N|20|59|W}} when she encountered an American privateer of 18 guns. An engagement ensued during which the privateer, which was full of men, unsuccessfully twice attempted to board Hinchinbrook. After two hours and twenty minutes, the privateer withdrew. Hinchinbrook had one man killed and eight wounded, one of whom died later. Her sails, rigging, and masts were damaged, and she had four feet of water in her hold. She also lost some of her mail, which was hanging in slings in case it needed to be jettisoned, and which a shot carried away.[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2735026?urlappend=%3Bseq=313 Lloyd's List 20 May 1814.]{{sfnp|Norway|1895|pp=283–287}}
The privateer was {{ship||Grand Turk|1812 ship|2}}, which had a crew of 175 men. Her losses are unknown.{{sfnp|Cust|Cust|Parker|1911|pp=249–250}}
Hinchinbrook returned to Falmouth from the Leeward Islands on 20 May.
On 31 March 1815 Captain James sailed from Falmouth, bound for New York. Hinchinbrook arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 25 April, and left on 28 April. She arrived at New York on 4 May and left on 18 May. She arrived at Halifax again on 23 May and left on 28 May. She arrived back at Falmouth on 22 July. At some point Captain Dunston replaced James.[https://www.rfrajola.com/mercury/British%20Packet%20NA%201755-17840%20with%20Mailboats.pdf Olenkiewicz, John S. (5 July 2013), BRITISH PACKET SAILINGS FALMOUTH <> NORTH AMERICA: 1755 - 1840. Accessed 20 October 2019.]
On 17 December Captain Dunstone (acting) sailed from Falmouth, bound for New York. Hinchinbrook arrived at Bermuda on 16 January 1816 and left the next day. She arrived at New York on 2 February and left on 9 March. She arrived at Halifax on 17 March and left on the 21st. She arrived back at Falmouth on 15 April.
Loss
Hinchinbrook Packet, was wrecked on 7 May 1816 on Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to a Mediterranean port.{{cite journal |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044105232912;view=1up;seq=383 |title=The Marine List |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=5082 |date=11 June 1816 }} Her mails were saved and forwarded on a vessel hired for the occasion."Multiple Advertisements and Notices". Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland, &c. (Lancaster, England),15 June 1816; pg. [1]; Issue 783.
Citations
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References
- {{cite book |last1=Cust |first1=Sir Charles Leopold |last2=Cust |first2=Sir Charles Leopold (3rd bart.) |last3=Parker |first3=Harry |year=1911 |title=Naval battles from the collection of prints formed and owned by Commander Sir Charles Leopold Cust, bart |publisher=T.H. Parker}}
- {{cite book |last=Norway |first=Arthur H. |year=1895 |title=History of the Post-Office Packet Service between the Years 1793-1815 |location=London |publisher=Macmillan & Co.}}
Category:Age of Sail merchant ships of England