Harriet (1829 ship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Harriet |
| Builder | Ipswich |
| Launched | 1813 |
| Acquired | 1829 by purchase |
| Fate | Wrecked 16 July 1837 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 396,[1] or 405,[2] or 410[3] (bm) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
Harriet was a former vessel of the British Royal Navy, probably the Cruizer-class brig-sloop HMS Harrier. The Navy sold her in 1829 and her new owners deployed her as a whaler in the British Southern Whale Fishery. She made three complete whaling voyages and was wrecked in July 1837 during her fourth.
LR gave Harriet's origin as "Kgs Yd",[2] signalling that she had been built for the Navy. The Register of Shipping (RS) identified where she was built as Ipswich. Both registers gave her launch year as 1813. There were three vessels built for the Navy in Ipswich in 1813 that were sold in 1828 or 1829 and of a burthen similar to Harriet's. All three were Cruizer-class brig sloops of about 386 tons (bm): Fly, Harlequin, and Harrier. Fly was sold in Bombay in 1828, and Harlequin was sold in Jamaica in September 1829.[4] Fly's purchaser could have sailed her to Britain for resale, with the result that although Harriet is most probably the former Harrier, the link cannot be verified definitively absent original research.
