Memphis (1805 ship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Memphis |
| Namesake | Memphis, the name of various figures in Greek mythology |
| Owner | Jacobs & Co. |
| Builder | France[1] |
| Acquired | 1805 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Foundered on or after 25 July 1807 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 263[2][3] (bm) |
| Complement | 25[3] |
| Armament | 2 × 12-pounder guns + 16 × 12-pounder guns "of the New Construction"[2] |
Memphis was a French prize that in 1805 became a whaler in the British Southern Whale Fishery. She made one voyage as a whaler and then disappeared in 1807 early in the outbound leg of her second whaling voyage.
Memphis entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1806 with Hitchman, master, Jacobs & Co., owners, and trade London–South Seas. She was a French prize.[2] Captain Thomas Hitchman acquired a letter of Marque on 6 December 1805.[3] In late 1805 or early 1806 he sailed her on a whaling voyage. On her way home she was at St Helena on 6 January 1807.[4] Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 20 February that Memphis, Heitchman, master, had been driven ashore at Oldhaven, but that she was expected to be gotten off.[5] Four days later LL reported that she had indeed been refloated.[6] Memphis arrived back at London on 13 February.[4]