Typical Brig (USS Niagara)
History
Great Britain
NameJenny's Adventure
Owner1785:William Swales, Whitby[1]
Builder[British] Plantations[2] (i.e., colonies, possibly Bermuda)
Launched1757[2]
FateSunk 23 January 1806
General characteristics
Tons burthen163[2] (bm)
Sail planBrig
Armament2 × 3-pounder guns[3]

Jenny's Adventure was a trawler and whaler in the 1780s to the very early 1800s. It had many masters over the years, and is notable for being sunk by the Broderick, the very ship which in 1824 saved the Hyperion's crew from their certain death at sea.[4]

Career

From 1784 to 1788 the Jenny's Adventure was in use as a whaler, going between Greenland and Whitby, under Mr Callender, and subsequently Greenland and Sunderland, under Mr Noble.

From 1793 to ? the Jenny's Adventure was in use as a merchant brig, traveling between Sunderland and Portsmouth, under multiple masters.

1784

On 6 August 1784, the Jenny's Adventure, Calendor, master, arrived at Whitby from Greenland, carrying five "fish" (whales).[5]

1785

On 26 March 1785, the Jenny's Adventure, Callender, master sailed from Whitby to Greenland.[6]

On 15 July 1785, the Jenny's Adventure had a full ship, of presumably 'fish', this information was passed to the Young Eagle from Greenland, who passed this along to a Captain Jackson, who passed this to the Grand Bay[7]

On 17 July 1785 the Jenny's Adventure, Calender, master, arrived at Whitby from Greenland, carrying 8 'fish'[8]

1786

On 30 March 1786, the Jenny's Adventure, Callender, master, sailed for Greenland.[9]

On 18 July 1786, the Jenny's Adventure, Calender, master, arrived at Whitby from Greenland, carrying 7 'fish'.[10]

1787

On 20 August 1787, the Jenny's Adventure, Noble, master, arrived at Sunderland from Greenland.[11]

1788

On 8 August 1788, the Jenny's Adventure, Noble, master, arrived at Sunderland from Greenland, carrying 4 'fish'.[12]

1793

On 20 July 1793, the Jenny's Adventure, Knags, master, arrived at Portsmouth from Sunderland.[13]

On 2 August 1793, the Jenny's Adventure, Rigg, master, arrived at Portsmouth from Sunderland.[14]

On 17 September 1793, the Jenny's Adventure, Shield, master, arrived at Portsmouth from Sunderland.[15]

1800

Jenny's Adventure first appeared in the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1800 (the first year of its publication).[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source &notes
1800 J.Shields C.J.Kay Sunderland–Archangel RS; good repair 1798
1806 Cornforth C.J.Kay Sunderland coaster RS; good repair 1798 & damages repaired 1804

Fate

Broderick, of North Shields, sank Jenny's Adventure on 23 January 1806 when Broderick ran into Jenny's Adventure.[16] Three of the crew of Jenny's Adventure died in the accident. Her entry in the RS volume for 1806 carried the annotation "LOST".[3]

Citations

  1. ↑ Weatherill (1908), p. 60.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Register of shipping. 1800". Lloyd's Register: Shipowners: 35 v. 1963. hdl:2027/mdp.39015021233591.
  3. 1 2 "The Register of shipping. 1806". Lloyd's Register: Shipowners: 35 v. 1963. hdl:2027/mdp.39015021233542.
  4. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1824". HathiTrust. 1741. pp. 78 v.
  5. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1805-1806". HathiTrust. 1741. pp. 78 v.
  6. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1785-1786". HathiTrust. 1741. pp. 78 v.
  7. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1785-1786". HathiTrust. 1741. pp. 78 v.
  8. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1785-1786". HathiTrust. 1741. pp. 78 v.
  9. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1785-1786". HathiTrust. 1741. pp. 78 v.
  10. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1785-1786". HathiTrust. 1741. pp. 78 v.
  11. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1787-1788". HathiTrust. 1741. pp. 78 v.
  12. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1787-1788". HathiTrust. 1741. pp. 78 v.
  13. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1793-1794". HathiTrust. 1741. pp. 78 v.
  14. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1793-1794". HathiTrust. 1741. pp. 78 v.
  15. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1793-1794". HathiTrust. 1741. pp. 78 v.
  16. ↑ "Lloyd's list. 1805-1806". HathiTrust: 78 v. 1741. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005721496.

References

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