Salisbury (1781 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Salisbury (ship), Rebecca (1805 ship), and Harpooner (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameSalisbury
BuilderHavana[1]
Renamed
  • 1785: Rebecca
  • 1787:Harpooner
FateWrecked 1789
General characteristics
Tons burthen450[1] (bm)
Armament20 × 9-pounder guns[1]
Notes1776 rebuilt of cedar

Salisbury was built at Havana c.1761 under another name. She first appeared under British ownership in 1781 as a West Indiaman. In 1785 she became the northern whale fishery whaler Rebecca. In 1787 new owners renamed her Harpooner and she was briefly a northern whaler in the Davis Strait. She was wrecked in 1789.

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