Norfolk (1800 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Norfolk (ship).

History
French Navy EnsignFrance
Launched1784[1]
Capturedc.1800
Great Britain
NameNorfolk
OwnerEbenezer Thompson, Rotherhithe, ship builder[1]
Acquired1800 by purchase of a prize
FateLast listed in 1823
General characteristics
Tons burthen500,[2] or 600,[3] or 620,[4] or 640,[5] or 642,[6][1] or 650 (bm)
Complement
  • 1800:40[6]
  • 1801:130[6]
  • 1814:52 (including 16 apprentices)[1]
Armament

Norfolk was built in France in 1784 under a different name. The British captured her c. 1800 and she made some voyages as a West Indiaman. She also made a cruise as a privateer. Between 1803 and 1808 she served the Royal Navy as an armed defense and hired armed ship on the Leith Station. She spent her time escorting convoys in the North Sea and captured one French privateer. After her naval service, between 1808 and 1814 Norfolk was a London-based transport. From 1814 to 1820 she made four voyages as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. She was last listed in 1823.

  1. ^ a b c d British Southern Whale Fishery voyages: Norfolk.
  2. ^ Register of Shipping (1800), "N" supple. pages.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference pbenyon1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Lloyd's Register (1800), seq.№N293.
  5. ^ Clayton (2014), p. 183.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Letter of Marque, p.80 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference RS1802 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).