Lune (1794 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| File:British-Red-Ensign-1707.svgGreat Britain | |
| Name: | Lune |
| Owner: | George Case |
| Launched: | 1794, New Brunswick |
| Acquired: | 1798 |
| Captured: | 1800 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 190,[1] or 200 (bm) |
| Complement: | |
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Lune was launched in 1794 at New Brunswick, possibly under another name. She first appeared in British records in 1798. She made one complete voyage as a slave ship in the triangular trade carrying enslaved people. A French privateer captured her in 1800 early in her second voyage before she reached Africa.
Career
Lune first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1798.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798 | J.Taylor | G[eorge] Case | Liverpool–Africa | LR; pitch pine sides, raised, new deck and wales 1797 |
1st slave voyage (1798–1799): Captain James Taylor acquired a letter of marque on 15 February 1798.[1] He sailed from Liverpool on 25 March 1798. Lune embarked slaves at Gabon and then at Bonny. She then stopped at São Tomé on her way to the West Indies.[3] Lune, Taylor, master, reached St Kitts. Captain Taylor died on 23 January 1799.[4] Next, Lune, Bullett, master, arrived at Jamaica on 17 May 1799 with 292 slaves. She sailed from Jamaica on 20 June.[3]
While Lune was on her way to Liverpool, a French privateer captured her. The same privateer had captured two other vessels of the Jamaica fleet. The Liverpool privateer General Keppel recaptured Lune, which arrived at Liverpool on 19 September. Lune had left Liverpool with 46 crew members and had suffered nine crew deaths on her voyage.[3][5] A later mention in Lloyd's List stated that Lune, Bulter, master, had arrived at Liverpool with the Jamaica fleet, after having been recaptured by General Keppel.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | J.Taylor M.Miles |
G[eorge] Case | Liverpool–Africa | LR; pitch pine sides, raised, new deck and wales 1797 |
2nd slave voyage (1800–loss): Captain Michael Miles acquired a letter of marque on 11 April 1800.[1] Captain Miles sailed from Liverpool on 6 May.[6]
Fate
Lloyd's List reported in August 1800 that a French privateer had captured Lune and taken her into Teneriffe,[7] as she was on her way to Africa.
Thirty-four British slave ships were lost in 1800, the third largest number in the period 1793–1807. Most (20), were lost on the coast of Africa; only three were lost on their way to Africa.[8] The trans-Atlantic Slave Trade database records 151 slave voyages in 1800 by British flag vessels, including Lune. Thus over 20% of the slave ships were lost to their owners that year. George Case, Lune's owner, had been Mayor of the Borough of Liverpool in 1781–1782, and was one of Britain's most prolific slave traders.[9] In 1799-1800 he owned part or all of some eight slave ships.[10]
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Letter of Marque, p.75 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ LR (1798), Seq.No.L299.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Lune voyage #82409.
- ↑ Behrendt (1990), p. 136.
- ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4001). 24 September 1799. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ↑ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Lune voyage #82410.
- ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4075). 8 August 1800. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ↑ Inikori (1996), p. 62.
- ↑ "Catalyst Reviews - Liverpool 800 - Culture, Character and History". www.catalystmedia.org.uk.
- ↑ Knight (2006).
References
- Behrendt, Stephen D. (1990). The Captains in the British Slave Trade from 1785 to 1807. 140. Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. pp. 79–140. Search this book on
- Inikori, Joseph (1996). "Measuring the unmeasured hazards of the Atlantic slave trade: Documents relating to the British trade". Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer. 83 (312): 53–92.
- Knight, John (2006). "Slave Trading: the Triangular Route, 1799-1800" (PDF). BWI Study Circle Bulletin (210): 6–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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