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Traveller (1792 ship)

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History
Great Britain
NameTraveller
OwnerJos. Holt and Jn. Mellar
BuilderG. and N. Langborne, Whitby
Launched1792
FateLost 1806
General characteristics
Tons burthen393[1] (bm)
Armament6 × 6-pounder guns (1795); later 6 × 4-pounder guns

Traveller was a ship launched at Whitby in 1792. First she traded with the Baltic, then she was a London-based transport, next she traded between London and Quebec, and lastly she traded between England and the Baltic. She was lost in 1806 at Riga.

Career

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Traveller first entered Lloyd's Register in the 1793 volume.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & source
1793 S.Ellerby J.Holt Hull–Petersburg LR
1798 Ellerby
Middleton
J.Holt London–Petersburg
London transport
LR
1806 Middleton J.Holt London–Quebec LR
1807 Dunning J.Holt Whitby–Baltic Register of Shipping; small repairs 1805

Fate

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Traveller, Denning, master, arrived at Riga from London on 19 September 1806. Lloyd's List reported in November that Traveller, Denning, master, of Whitby, was one of four vessels reported to be on shore at Riga, all of which were totally lost.[3] Another source gave the year of loss as 1807.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Weatherill (1908), p. 92.
  2. ^ LR (1793), Seq.NO.333.
  3. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4097. 7 November 1806. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005721496.

References

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