Amphitrite (1789 ship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Amphitrite |
| Namesake | Amphitrite |
| Builder | Unknown |
| Launched | Unknown |
| Fate | Lost 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 200,[1] or 236[2][3] (bm) |
| Complement | 25[2] |
| Armament |
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Amphitrite's origins are obscure. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1789. Her entry notes that she had been almost rebuilt in 1783 and had undergone a good repair in 1788, presumably under a different name. From 1789 to 1799 she was a whaler in the British northern whale fishery. She then started on a voyage as a Liverpool-based slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She capsized off the coast of Africa on her first voyage.
In 1788 the King's Dock opened in Liverpool. On 3 October, the Greenland whaler Amphitrite, Pagan, master, was the first vessel to enter the dock.[4]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1789 | T.Pagan | Gryson & Co. | Liverpool–Greenland | LR; almost rebuilt 1783, & good repair 1788[1] |
| 1790 | J.Pagan J.Miller |
Mason & Co. | Liverpool–Greenland | LR; almost rebuilt 1783, & good repair 1788 |
| 1795 | J.Miller | Liverpool–Greenland | LR; almost rebuilt 1783, & good repair 1788 | |
| 1799 | Gardner C__hn |
Ross & Co. | Liverpool–Greenland Liverpool–Africa |
LR; almost rebuilt 1783, good repair 1788, & damages repaired 1796 |
| 1800 | Carnehan | R.Johnson | Liverpool–Africa | LR; almost rebuilt 1783, good repair 1788, & damages repaired 1796 |