Rachael (1801 ship)
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Rachael (or Rachel) was launched in 1795 at Spain and may have been taken in prize in 1799. She entered British records in 1801. In 1803 she suffered a maritime mishap, and later was captured by a French privateer, but recaptured by the British Royal Navy. She was lost at Fayal, Azores in 1810.
Career
Rachel first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1801 with S.Elison, master, Hunter & Co., owner, and trade Liverpool–Suriname. She had undergone small repairs in 1801.[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015065522503?urlappend=%3Bseq=409 LR (1801), "R" supple. pages, Seq.№R75.]
On 22 February 1803 Lloyd's List (LL) reported that Rachel, Ellison, master, had come from Cadiz and had run aground on the Parade Bank in Liverpool Bay on 16 February 1803.[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2735021?urlappend=%3Bseq=39 LL 22 February 1803, №4326.] She was gotten off and then was at Liverpool, full of water.[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2735021?urlappend=%3Bseq=41 LL 25 February 1803, №4327.]
Captain Seacombe Ellison acquired a letter of marque on 25 June 1803.
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| Year
! Master ! Owner ! Trade ! Source & notes |
|---|
| 1803
| S.Ellison | Cass & Co. | Liverpool–Cadiz | LR; small repairs 1801; damages repaired and bottom almost new 1803[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015005667087?urlappend=%3Bseq=405 LR (1803), Seq.№R10.] |
On 2 December as Rachael was returning to England from Honduras, she encountered the French privateer {{ship|French ship|Vaillant|1801|2}} at {{coord|49|10|N|11|00|W}}. Vaillant captured Rachael and sent her for Bordeaux.[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2735021?urlappend=%3Bseq=203 LL 13 December 1803, №4410.]
On 6 December 1803 {{HMS|Goliath|1781|6}} recaptured Rachael. After arbitration Goliath had to share the prize money with {{HMS|Defiance|1783|6}}.{{London Gazette|date=12 April 1806|issue=15909|page=467}} Rachael came into Plymouth.[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2735021?urlappend=%3Bseq=208 LL 20 December 1803, №4412.]
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| Year
! Master ! Owner ! Trade ! Source & notes |
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| 1805
| S.Ellison | Cass & Co. | Liverpool–Honduras | LR; small repairs 1801; damages repaired and bottom almost new 1803 |
| 1807
| R.Blackburn | R.Kitchen | Liverpool–Africa | LR; small repairs 1801; damages repaired and bottom almost new 1803 |
Captain Joseph Williams acquired a letter of marque on 16 September 1807. On 17 October 1808 Rachael, Williams, master, was on her way back to Liverpool from Africa when she had to put in to Bristol in some distress.[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2735023?urlappend=%3Bseq=386 LL 18 October 1808, №4293, Ship arrival and departure (SAD) data.]
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| Year
! Master ! Owner ! Trade ! Source & notes |
|---|
| 1809
| J.Williams | Twemlow | Liverpool–Africa | LR; small repairs 1801; damages repaired and bottom almost new 1803 |
| 1810
| J.Wylie | Twemlow | Liverpool–Suriname | LR; small repairs 1801; damages repaired and bottom almost new 1803 |
Fate
Lloyd's List reported on 20 March 1810 that Rachel, Wylie, master, had been wrecked at Fayal with the loss by drowning of Wylie and five of his crew.{{cite journal |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044105232938;view=1up;seq=261 |title=The Marine List |journal=Lloyd's List |issue=4442 |date=20 March 1810 }} The Register of Shipping (RS) for 1810 had the annotation "LOST" by her name.[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015024214333?urlappend=%3Bseq=482 RS (1810), "R" supple. pages, Seq.№8.]
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Category:Age of Sail merchant ships of England
Category:Maritime incidents in 1803
Category:Maritime incidents in 1808