History
Great Britain
NameNorfolk Hero
NamesakeLord Nelson, born in Norfolk, and hero of the Battle of the Nile
Launched1799, Yarmouth
FateWrecked November 1827
General characteristics
Tons burthen263 (bm)
Armament4 × 6-pounder guns

Norfolk Hero was launched at Yarmouth in 1799. She traded with North American and the West Indies. In 1808 she was captured, but quickly recaptured. She continued to trade widely until she was lost in November 1827.

Career

Norfolk Hero first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1799.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1799 C.Scott Preston Yarmouth–Baltic LR
1805 C.Scott
J.Calver		 Preston London–Quebec LR
1807 J.Calver
M'Aikill		 Preston & Co. London–Quebec
London–Demerara		 LR

Lloyd's List reported in April 1808 that Norfolk Hero and Heroine had been captured, retaken, and brought into Barbados. Norfolk Hero had been sailing to St Kitts, and Heroine had been sailing to Tortola. Unfortunately, press reports did not name the captor(s) or recaptor(s).

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1810 J.Walker
H.Dow		 Preston
Nelson		 London–Dublin LR; damages repaired 1810
1811 J.Walker
W.Dow		 Nelson & Co. Dartmouth–Cork
London–Tobago		 LR; damages repaired 1810
1816 W.Dow Nelson & Co. London–Tobago LR; repairs 1812 and damages repaired 1813

On 21 May 1817, Norfolk Hero, Dow, master, put into Grenada. She had been on her way from Tobago to London when she had developed a leak. It was expected that she would have to unload 150 cases to be repaired.[2] She discharged some hogsheads of sugar and 100 puncheons of rum. After she was repaired she proceeded on her voyage on 7 June. On 11 June she was at St Thomas.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1819 W.Dow
J.Kirton		 Nelson & Co. Cowes–Tobago LR; good repair 1813 & small repairs 1817
1820 J.Kerton
Cuthbertson		 Stanhope Plymouth–New Brunswick LR; good repair 1813 & small repairs 1817 & 1820
1821 Cuthbertson Stanhope Dartmouth–Trieste LR; good repair 1813 & small repairs 1817 & 1820
1822 Cuthbertson
Sapwich/Sopwith		 Stanhope Dartmouth–Trieste LR; small repairs 1820
1824 Sopwith
W.Hunter		 Stanhope London–New Brunswick LR; small repairs 1820
1826 D.Walker Stanhope London–Quebec LR; small repairs 1820
1827 D.Walker
Woodward		 Stanhope & Co. London–Quebec LR; small repairs 1820

Fate

Norfolk Hero, Woodward, master, was lost in November 1827 off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Riga to London.

Citations

  1. ↑ LR (1799), Seq.No.N261.
  2. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5190. 1 July 1817. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105226351.
  3. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5195. 18 July 1817. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105226351.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.