| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Atahualpa |
| Laid down | Kennebunk, Maine |
| Fate | Sold to Russian-American Company, December 1813 |
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| Name | Bering or Behring |
| Acquired | December 1813 |
| Fate | Wrecked at Waimea Bay, Hawaii, 31 January 1815 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tons burthen | 210 (bm) |
Atahualpa was a United States merchant ship that sailed on four maritime fur trading ventures in the early 1800s. In 1813, in the Hawaiian Islands, Atahualpa was sold to the Russian-American Company (RAC) and renamed Bering or Behring. In January 1815 Bering, under the command of the American James Bennett, returned to Hawaii where it wrecked at Waimea Bay, Kauai.
Atahualpa was a 210 ton ship built at Kennebunk, Maine. Its sister ship was Guatimozin. The Atahualpa was named after the last Inca emperor Atahualpa. Guatimozin was named after the last Aztec emperor Guatimozin. Both ships were owned by the Boston company of Theodore Lyman and Associates.[1]
- ^ a b Malloy, Mary (1998). "Boston Men" on the Northwest Coast: The American Maritime Fur Trade 1788-1844. The Limestone Press. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-1-895901-18-4.