| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Builder | South Carolina, or New York |
| Launched | 1786 |
| Fate | Last listed c. 1808 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 257, or 278 (bm) |
Clermont was launched at in 1786, or 1787 in South Carolina, or New York. She spent almost her entire career sailing between Britain and North America. In 1798 a French privateer captured her but a British slaver homeward-bound recaptured her. She was last listed around 1808, at which time she had been sailing as a London-based coaster
Career
Clarement first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1787.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1787 | Nicholson | Ritchson | New York–London | LR |
| 1789 | Nicholson Colley |
Ritchson | Liverpool–Virginia | LR |
| 1793 | N.Colley G.Whippy |
Ritchson | Liverpool–Virginia | LR |
| 1794 | G.Whippy Stewart |
Ritchson | Liverpool–Virginia | LR |
| 1796 | J.Stewart M.Smith |
Davison | London–North Carolina | LR; damage repaired 1796 |
| 1798 | M.Smith W.Bartholl |
J.Davison | Liverpool–North Carolina | LR; damage repaired 1796 |
In November 1798 Lloyd's List reported that the French privateer Gironde had captured several vessels near the Newfoundland Banks. The vessels were Clermont, Commerce, and George, and two other English vessels and one Portuguese. The slave ship Brooks recaptured Clermont as Brooks was returning to England after having delivered her slaves to Jamaica. Clermont, Bartels, master, had been sailing from North Carolina when Brooks recaptured her.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1799 | W.Bartoll J.Brown |
J.Davison | Liverpool–North Carolina | LR; damage repaired 1796 |
| 1800 | J.Brown J.M'Farling |
Adams&Co. | Liverpool–North Carolina London–Teneriffe |
LR; damage repaired 1796 & good repair 1800 |
| 1803 | M'Farling D.Denon |
Adams&Co. J.Hogg |
London-Workington | LR; damage repaired 1796 & good repair 1800 |
| 1805 | D.Denyon | Hogg&Co. | Cork | LR; damage repaired 1796 & good repair 1800 |
Fate
Clermont was last listed in LR in 1808 with data unchanged since 1805. She was listed in the Register of Shipping for a few more years, also with data unchanged from earlier years. The Register of Shipping showed her trade as "London coaster".
Citations
- LR (1787), Seq.No.C482.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 3042. 6 November 1798. hdl:2027/uc1.c3049069. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 3040. 30 October 1798. hdl:2027/uc1.c3049069. Retrieved 14 September 2020.