Olive Branch (1775 ship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Olive Branch |
| Namesake | Olive branch |
| Builder | Philadelphia |
| Launched | 1775 |
| Fate | Lost August 1791 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 238,[1] or 260,[2] or 273[3] (bm) |
| Armament | 2 × 4-pounder guns (1783) |
| Notes | Built of live oak |
Olive Branch was launched in 1775 in Philadelphia. From at least 1776 on she sailed as a West Indiaman from Great Britain. In 1791 she sailed as a whaler to the British Southern Whale Fishery, but was lost in August, early in the outbound leg of her voyage.
Olive Branch first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1776.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 | Js.Hathorn | Stocker & Co. | Bristol–Tobago | LR |
| 1778 | J.Hathorn Js. Trew |
Passy & Co. Capt. & Co. |
London–Grenada | LR |
| 1783 | J.Trew | Captain & Co. | London–Barbados | LR |
| 1789 | R.Trew | Braithwaite | London–Grenada | LR |
| 1790 | T.Trew | Turner & Co. | London–Grenada | LR |
| 1791 | _.Trew Lucas |
Turner (crossed out) | London–Grenada London–South Seas |
LR; thorough repair 1791 |
| 1792 | [William] Lucas | Fowden (or Fowler) | London–Southern Fishery | LR; thorough repair 1791 |
On 11 April 1791 Olive Branch, Lucas, master, sailed from the Downs, bound for the South Seas. She was reported in November to have been at the Isle of Man on 22 May.[3]
