Engineering:Saville (1778 ship)
| History | |
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | Rockhampton |
| Launched: | 1773, New Jersey |
| Renamed: | Saville (1778) |
| Fate: | Last listed circa 1787 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 120, or 150,[1] or 200 (bm) |
| Sail plan: | Brig |
Saville (or Savile) was launched in 1773 in New Jersey, under another name. In 1778 Samuel Enderby purchased a vessel named Rockhampton, which may or may not have been the launch-name, and renamed her Saville. Saville then made four voyages as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. She returned to England in 1785 and was last listed circa 1787.
Career
Rockhampton first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1778 as a later addition; at the same time her entry carried an even later annotation, "Now the Saville Gardner". This entry already gave her owner's name as Enderby, and gave her trade as London–Davis Strait, suggesting that Enderby intended to employ her as a whaler in the British northern whale fishery.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778 | Gardner | Enderby | London–Davis Strait | LR |
There was a parallel addition to the "S" pages.[3] By 1779, Lloyd's Register was recording Saville's destination as the southern whale fishery.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778 | U.Gardner | Enderby | London–Brasil | LR |
| 1779 | U.Gardner | S.Enderby | London–Southern Fishery | LR |
Between 1778 and 1785, Saville made five whaling voyages.
First whaling voyage (1778–1779): In 1778, Saville, Uriah Gardner, master, sailed for the Brazil Banks and the coast of Africa. She returned to England on 29 October 1779 with 32½ tuns of sperm oil and 40 CWT of whale bone. The cargo had a value of £2059.[1]
Second whaling voyage (1779–1781): Captain Barnabas Ray sailed from London in 1779. Saville arrived at Cork on 1 January 1781 with 29 tuns of sperm oil.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780 | Not available online | |||
| 1781 | B.Ray | S.Enderby | London–Southern Fishery London–Quebec |
LR; thorough repair 1781 |
Savile, Ray, master, sailed from the Downs on 18 April 1781, bound for Quebec. Lloyd's List reported in September 1781 that Saville, Ray, master, was among the Quebec vessels that had arrived at St Johns and Bay of Bulls. On 21 December Saville arrived back at Gravesend. On 12 April 1782 Saville, Ray, master, sailed for Newfoundland. In July, Lloyd's List reported that the privateer Biscayneer had recaptured Savile, Ray, master, one of the Newfoundland fleet, and brought her into Dartmouth.[4] After being recaptured, Saville sailed to Newfoundland and was reported to have arrived at Portsmouth from Newfoundland on 28 November 1782.
Third whaling voyage (1783-1784): Captain Ray sailed from London for the Brazil Banks in 1783. Saville returned on 15 June 1784 with 49–50 tons of sperm oil valued at £2,395.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1784 | B.Ray Swain Matthew Gage |
S.Enderby | London–Southern Fishery | LR; small repair 1782 & 1784 |
4th whaling voyage (1784?–1785): Savile, Gage, master, arrived back at Gravesend from the southern fishery on 11 July 1785 with 49 tuns of sperm oil. She had been fishing off the Brazils.[1]
Fate
Saville, Gage, master, does not appear in Lloyd's List's ship arrival and departure data after July 1785. In September 1785, Matthew Gage went on to captain Palliser, another Enderby whaler. Saville was no longer listed in Lloyd's Register in 1789.
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