Lord Nelson (1798 ship)
Lord Nelson made five voyages carrying slaves from West Africa to the West Indies. A French naval squadron captured her off Sierra Leone on her sixth voyage, before she had embarked any slaves.
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| Name: | Lord Nelson |
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| Builder: | Liverpool |
| Launched: | 1798 |
| Captured: | January 1806 |
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| Tons burthen: | 237,[1][2] 250,[3] or 271 (bm) |
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Career
Lord Nelson appears in Lloyd's Register for 1799 with J.Kendall, master, J.Bold, owner, and trade Liverpool–Africa.[3]
Slave voyage #1 (1799-1800): Captain Hugh Stephens sailed from Liverpool on 7 March 1799, bound for West Central Africa. Lord Nelson gathered her slaves at the Congo River, Cabinda, and Ambriz. She arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, on 2 February 1800. She had embarked 393 slaves and she landed 360, for a loss rate of 8.4%. At some point her master became John Kendall. She left Jamaica on 2 April, and arrived back at Liverpool on 7 June,. SHe had left with 49 crew members and suffered six crew deaths on the voyage.[2]
Slave voyage #2 (1800-1801): Captain John Wilson sailed from Liverpool on 13 November 1800, bound for the Windward Coast. Lord Nelson gathered her slaves at Grand Cape Mount and left Africa on 4 February 1801. She arrived at Demerara on 7 March. She had embarked 284 slaves and she landed 255. At some point Captain Armstrong replaced Wilson. She left Demerara 3 April and arrived at Liverpool on 1 June. She had left Liverpool with a crew of 41 men and she suffered one crew death on the voyage.[2]
Slave voyage #3 (1801-1802): Captain Francis Darnoult sailed from Liverpool on 3 September 1801. Lord Nelson arrived at Trinidad on 23 February 1802. She had embarked 301 slaves and she landed 271, for a loss rate of 10%. She left Trinidad on 8 March and arrived back at Liverpool on 20 April. She had left Liverpool with 40 crew members and suffered six crew deaths on the voyage.[2][Note 1]
Slave voyage #4 (1802-1803): Captain Isaac Westron sailed from Liverpool 31 August 1802. Lord Nelson left Africa on 30 January 1803 and arrived at the Bahamas on 23 March. She had embarked 278 slaves and she landed 250, for a loss rate of 10.1%. She arrived back at Liverpool on 1 September 1803. She had left Liverpool with 34 crew members and she suffered five crew deaths on the voyage.[2]
Slave voyage #5 (1804-1805): Captain Thomas Omen acquired a letter of marque on 11 July 1804.[1] He sailed from Liverpool on 15 August 1804 for the Windward Coast. Lord Nelson gathered her slaves at Grand Cape Mount and arrived at Dutch Guiana on 10 January 1805. She had embarked 413 slaves and she landed 371, for a loss rate of 10.2%. She left Dutch Guiana on 19 April and arrived back at Liverpool on 11 June. She had left Liverpool with 45 crew members and she suffered 11 crew deaths on the voyage.[2]
Fate
Captain Francis Darnoult was again captain of Lord Nelson on what was to be her sixth slave voyage. He acquired a letter of marque on 29 October 1805.[1] He and 38 crew members left Liverpool on 3 November 1805.[2]
Lloyd's List reported on 8 April 1806 that a French squadron consisting of an 84-gun ship-of-the-line and three frigates had captured Lord Nelson, Trio, and the sloop-of-war HMS Favourite off the coast of Africa.[5]
Lloyd's List reported that prior to 26 January L'Hermite's squadron of the French Navy captured off the coast of Africa Lord Nelson, Darnault, master, Laurel, Hume, master, Ponsonby, Brown, master, Juverna, Brassey, master, Wells, Hughes, master, and Active, of London, Wiley, master. The French put all the captured crews on Active and sent her back to England.[6] The same squadron also captured Sarah, Otway, Mary, Adams, master, and Nelson, Meath, master.[7]
Notes, citation, and references
Notes
- Darnault had been first mate on Lord Nelson's previous voyage.[4]
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