Mentor was launched in Philadelphia in 1758 under another name. For some time her name was British King. By the time she first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1776 her name had become Mentor. From 1776 to 1790 she was a whaler in the Greenland whale fishery, though she also spent time trading generally, and as a transport. In 1791 she commenced a voyage to the southern whale fishery but received damage en route and was condemned at the River Plate.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Builder | Philadelphia[1] |
| Launched | 1758[1] |
| Fate | Condemned 1791 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 200,[1] or 240,[2] (bm) |
| Armament | 6 × 3-pounder guns (1781-1783) |
Career
editMentor first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1776.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 | Wm.Davis Wm.Brown |
Js.Mather | London–Davis Strait London–Mogador |
LR; repairs 1762, thorough repairs 1772 & 1773 |
| 1778 | J.Christie | J.Mather | London–Greenland | LR; thorough repairs 1772 & 1773 |
| 1781 | J.Christie | J.Mather | London–Greenland London transport |
LR; thorough repairs 1772, 1773, & 1778 |
| 1782 | J.Christie Jn.Jameson |
J.Mather | London transport | LR; thorough repairs 1772, 1773, & 1778 |
| 1783 | Jn.Jameson J.Christie |
Mather | Carolina–London London–Greenland |
LR; thorough repairs 1772, 1773, & 1778; repairs 1783 |
| 1784 | J.Christie J.Hallock |
Mather | London–Greenland | LR; thorough repairs 1772, 1773, & 1778; repairs 1783 |
| 1787 | J.Ellison W.Anderson |
Mather | London–Greenland | LR; thorough repairs 1772, 1773, & 1778; repairs 1783 & 1786 |
| 1789 | Bartlett | Mather | London–Greenland | LR; thorough repairs 1772, 1773, & 1778; repairs 1783, 1786, & 1788 |
| 1790 | Bartlett Milne |
Mather | London–Greenland | LR; thorough repairs 1772, 1773, & 1778; repairs 1783, 1786, & 1788; good repair 1790 |
| 1791 | Milne W.Ramsey |
J.Mather | London–Petersburg London-Southern Fishery |
LR; thorough repairs 1772, 1773, & 1778; repairs 1783, 1786, & 1788; good repair 1790 |
Captain William Ramsey sailed on 22 July 1791, bound for the Southern Whale Fishery.[3]
Fate
editMentor was reported to have put into Buenos Aires or Montevideo on 20 December. She had sustained much damage and it was expected that she would be condemned.[4]
LR continued to carry Mentor for some years thereafter,[5] but with data unchanged since 1791.[2] However, there is no subsequent mention in Lloyd's List ship arrival and departure data for 1791 to 1794 of a Mentor arriving back in Great Britain from the River Plate region.
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d LR (1776), Seq.No.M397.
- ^ a b LR (1797), Seq.No.M377.
- ^ British Southern Whale Fishery Database – Voyages: Mentor.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 1797. 26 June 1792. hdl:2027/mdp.39015008870928.
- ^ Clayton (2014), p. 173.
References
edit- Clayton, Jane M (2014). Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775–1815: An alphabetical list of ships. Berforts Group. ISBN 9781908616524.