British Merchant west indiaman 'Blenheim' (1783)

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Blenheim
Nominal Guns	Unknown	E-WIKI
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
Previously	British sloop 'Hinchinbrook' (1777) (16) 1777-1783 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop	E-WIKI
Purchased	21.3.1783	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Merchant	E-WIKI
Ship Type	West Indiaman	E-WIKI
Burnt	2.8.1806	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthen318Tons BM

Armament

1786Broadside Weight = 12 Imperial Pound ( 5.442 kg)E-WIKI
Gun Deck6 British 4-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1783/03/21 - 1784 Principal Managing OwnerE-WIKI
1786 Principal Managing OwnerE-WIKI
1805 - 1806/08/02 Principal Managing OwnerE-WIKI

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
aft.21.3.1783 - 1784MasterE-WIKI1786 - 1796MasterE-WIKI1797 - 1798MasterE-WIKI1805 - 2.8.1806MasterE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
aft.21.3.1783

Undergoing rebuilding

E-WIKI
1786Rerated as a WhalerE-WIKI
1788

Undergoing rebuilding

E-WIKI
1796

Undergoing rebuilding

E-WIKI
1800

Undergoing rebuilding

E-WIKI
2.8.1806Taken by E-WIKI
2.8.1806Taken by E-WIKI

Notes on Ship

Owner ?E-WIKI

same time as Barnaby in 1805 and 1806 : Blaydes also in 1798 maybe

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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